Legal Opinion
Ramputi v. Ryder Construction Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 18, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Edmead, J.), entered July 2, 2003, which, after a jury trial, awarded damages in the principal amount of $180,619.50, based on defendant Ryder’s 30% apportionment of liability, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
At the direction of his foreman, plaintiff, an ironworker, descended a stairway to perform assigned work in a basement. It is undisputed that all but the bottom two steps of the stairway were completed, with their red iron stair pans filled with grey concrete, and that the bottom two steps were not completed. With his foreman walking…
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- Boinoff v. Riverbay Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Giraldez v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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