Legal Opinion
Broderick v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1950PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.
Plaintiff-appellant, while employed as a carpenter on a construction job, sustained severe injuries when formwork which he was building for a concrete floor collapsed. He has now sued the general contractor, Cauldwell-Wingate Company, Inc., hereinafter referred to as Cauldwell, the defendant-respondent on this appeal, asserting two causes of action, the first based upon common-law negligence and the second upon a failure to furnish safe scaffolding in violation of section 240 of the Labor Law. The Chittenden Lumber Co., hereinafter referred to as Chittenden, was also joined as a codefendant…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Koenig v. Patrick Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Hexamer v. . WebbNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Iacono v. Frank & Frank Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance v. Childs Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- French v. . VixNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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3Cited by101 opinions
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- Havas v. Victory Paper Stock Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Smullen v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
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