Perkins v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Keane, J.), entered June 5, 1981 in Tompkins County, which granted defendant New York State Electric & Gas’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and cross claim, and denied plaintiff’s cross motion for summary judgment against both defendants. On August 17, 1978, plaintiff and two New York Telephone Co. employees entered a vault, owned by the telephone company, which housed three electrical transformers and high voltage equipment of defendant New York State Electric & Gas Corp. (NYSEG). Plaintiff, a welder, was in the…