Hall v. Smithtown Central School District

*704The defendant Smithtown Central School District (hereinafter SCSD) undertook a construction project to add several classrooms to one of its school buildings. SCSD contracted with the defendant Stalco Construction, Inc. (hereinafter Stalco), to be a prime contractor for general construction on the project. The plaintiff Robert A. Hall, an electrician employed by Stalco, alleged that he was injured when he fell from a ladder while installing ceiling fixtures in one of SCSD’s classrooms. Hall and his wife, suing derivatively (hereinafter together the plaintiffs), commenced this action against,…