Lantry v. Parkway Plaza, L. L. C.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Relihan, Jr., J.), entered September 5, 2000 in Broome County, which, inter alia, granted plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1).

Plaintiff, an iron worker, and his co-worker were standing on roof joists during the construction of a building owned by defendant Parkway Plaza, L. L. C. Defendant Northeast United, L. L. C. was the general contractor on this project and plaintiffs employer, Binghamton Steel Erectors, Inc., was a subcontractor. At this time, plaintiff and his co-workers were…