Gallo v. Higgins Erections & Haulers, Inc.

Appeal (1) from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered December 5, 1973 in Columbia County, which granted a motion by defendant for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s amended complaint, and (2) from the judgment entered thereon. It is not disputed that plaintiff was in the general employ of Blaw Knox Chemical Plants, Inc., when he was injured in the course of moving a 26-ton industrial dryer to a new site. He seeks to hold defendant liable for his injuries on the theory of negligence in failing to provide an adequate degree of supervision and proper equipment so that the…