Romano v. Omega Moulding Co.

*874The plaintiff and the defendant Omega Moulding Company Ltd. (hereinafter Omega) each leased space in a warehouse in Commack, which was owned by the appellant landowner A & M Trading Co., Inc. Omega used its space to store boxes containing wood moulding, each of which weighed approximately 75 pounds. On the morning of March 19, 2003 the plaintiff was injured when he was struck by such a box, which was being removed by employees of Omega who were conducting an inventory. The plaintiff alleged that the methods used by Omega’s employees to remove the boxes from the storage racks were unsafe.

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