Legal Opinion

Huston v. Hayden Building Maintenance Corp.

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

Decided October 11, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Florio, J.

This appeal brings up for consideration a matter of first impression in this Department, namely, the issue of whether the New York State Labor Law ought to apply to workplace accidents which occur outside the State, when all of the remaining parties to the action are domiciled in New York.

In the case at bar, the plaintiff Ralph Huston (hereinafter Huston) fell through a hole in a roof he was repairing. The accident occurred at a worksite in New Jersey. Huston lived in New York and was working for a New York corporation when he was performing his duties. The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. Long v. Forest-FehlhaberNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Calla v. ShulskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  4. Salsman v. Barden & Robeson Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. Brewster v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. DaSilva v. C & E Ventures, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Mitchell v. Route 21 AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Castrillon v. ERM-Northeast, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Hardzynski v. ITT Hartford InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. Huston v. Hayden Building Maintenance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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