Bras v. Atlas Construction Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Atlas Construction Corp., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hentel, J.), dated April 5, 1990, which granted the plaintiff summary judgment on the issue of liability pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.
The plaintiff sustained personal injuries when a plank of a scaffold cracked at a point approximately two feet from its end, causing him to fall some 12 to 15 feet to the floor. While there were no other witnesses to the actual fall, the work-site…
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