Legal Opinion
Devlin v. Sony Corp. of America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 25, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Diane Lebedeff, J.), entered February 6, 1996, which granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment against defendants owner and general contractor on the issue of their liability under Labor Law § 240 (1), and granted defendant contractor’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs Labor Law claims as asserted against it, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
"It is well settled that the failure to secure a ladder to insure that it remains stable and erect while the plaintiff was working on it constitutes a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1) as a…
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