Greenidge v. Anchor Construction, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered May 3, 2002, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the brief, granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to liability upon his Labor Law § 240 (1) claim, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The uncontradicted proof demonstrated that plaintiff, while installing an electrical fixture on the ceiling of defendant Anchor’s premises, fell when the ladder upon which he was standing slipped. Inasmuch as it is plain that the ladder was inadequate to protect plaintiff from the risks to which he was exposed by reason…