Legal Opinion
Picano v. Rockefeller Center North, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 3, 2009PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Given no dispute that no one was holding the ladder from which plaintiff fell when it suddenly shifted or wobbled, and that no safety devices were provided to prevent the ladder from slipping or plaintiff from falling if it did, it does not avail defendants to assert that the ladder itself was not defective (see Hernandez v Bethel United Methodist Church of N.Y., 49 AD3d 251, 252-253 [2008]; Rieger v 303 E. 37 Owners Corp., 49 AD3d 347 [2008]), or that plaintiff himself was negligent in attempting to descend the ladder with both hands full of materials and tools (see Aponte v City of New…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hernandez v. Bethel United Methodist ChurchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Aponte v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Rieger v. 303 East 37 Owners Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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