Kelleher v. First Presbyterian Church
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Although defendants and third-party defendant employer each may have a duty to insure that plaintiff has a safe place to work, that duty does not, under the factual circumstances of this case, arise under Labor Law § 240 (1) (see, Staples v Town of Amherst, 146 AD2d 292). Thus, Supreme Court properly denied plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment against the owner, lessee and excavator on the issue of liability under section 240 (1) and properly granted the excavator’s motion for dismissal of plaintiffs’ section 240 (1) claim. However, the court erred in not dismissing the section 240 (1)…
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- Staples v. Town of AmherstAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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