Haines v. Verazzano of Dutchess, LLC

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Rosa, J.), dated May 12, 2014, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and, in effect, denied, as academic, his cross motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff, employed by nonparty R.L. Baxter Building Corp., allegedly was injured while performing construction work on premises owned…