Balduzzi v. West

OPINION OF THE COURT

Parker J. Stone, J.

The parties have made motions for summary judgment with respect to the second cause of action in this personal injury action wherein plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries sustained when he fell from the roof of a barn on defendant’s property while engaged in painting the roof with third-party defendant *945Richard Thousand who had been employed by defendant to paint the roof. The fall occurred when plaintiff’s safety line, which was attached to the peak of the roof, became dislodged.

The cause of action to which the motions are addressed alleges that:…