Legal Opinion

Romano v. Hotel Carlyle Owners Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 8, 1996PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Golden, J.), dated June 19, 1995, which denied their motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.

*442Because the evidence establishes that the scaffold from which the plaintiff fell did not move, collapse, or otherwise fail to perform its function of supporting the plaintiff and his materials (see, Whalen v Sciame Constr. Co., 198 AD2d 501, 502; Dennis v Beltrone…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Zimmer v. Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Duda v. John W. Rouse Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. Richardson v. MatareseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Whalen v. F.J. Sciame Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Dennis v. Beltrone Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Ciba-GeigyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Rice v. PCM Development Agency Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Kok Choy Yeen v. NWE Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Heffernan v. Bais Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Agriculture Ins. Co., Inc. v. Ace Hardware Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002

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