Legal Opinion
Melo v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 15, 1998PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the affirmative.
Plaintiff was employed by a general contractor hired to perform excavation and backfill work at a construction site in Westchester County. At the end of each day, workers covered all unfilled trenches with heavy steel traffic plates. At the time of the accident, plaintiff and a coemployee were directing the covering of a trench. In this instance, the steel plate was attached, by means of a chain with a hook at each end, to the shovel part of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Misseritti v. Mark IV Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
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