Frank v. City of New York

Order Supreme Court, New York County (Edward H. Lehner, J.), entered on or about January 19, 1990, granting the motion of defendant City of New York for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and the cross claims asserted against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Plaintiff, an employee of third-party defendant Lord Electric Company, was assigned to lay drag lines through existing piping for the future installation of traffic cables near the intersection of Baxter and Grand Streets in Manhattan. Before descending into the street manhole owned by defendant Empire City…