Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Josam Construction Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1960PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorris E. Spector, J.
The Chesterford Homes, Inc., was a contracting corporation engaged in the building of six two-family attached houses, which had gabled or peaked roofs on the end houses. The Chesterford Homes, Inc., is not a party defendant in this action.
The plaintiff was an employee of a painting subcontractor on that job. The defendant was a subcontractor doing brickwork. The defendant had a scaffold huilt by union scaffolding men whose sole job was to build scaffolds. And after the same were built, the defendant’s men did the brickwork using this scaffold.
On February 11, 1955 the defendant completed its…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mendelowitz v. NeisnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- McGlone v. William Angus, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Ehrlich v. C. B. S. Columbia, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1959
- Mahoney v. Coastwise Lumber & Supply Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
- Holliday v. Miles, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1968
- Zebell v. SaufnauerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1962
- Zebell v. SaufnauerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1962