Legal Opinion
Rusin v. Jackson Heights Shopping Center, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1970PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant Jackson Heights Shopping Center, Inc. was the owner of a shopping center building which was under construction March 23, 1959 when plaintiff was injured.
Plaintiff’s employer, Keystone Fireproofing Corporation, was engaged as a subcontractor to install fiber glass insulation between the iron beams and the roof.
In the course of doing the work a plank on which plaintiff was standing broke and he fell. The building was a single story in height with a cellar beneath the floor. The height of the roof above the floor was 15 feet. The cellar was 9 feet below the floor.
A portion of the floor…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Caspersen v. La Sala Bros.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Iacono v. Frank & Frank Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Hess v. Bernheimer & Schwartz Pilsener Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Wohlfron v. Brooklyn Edison Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Wohlfron v. Brooklyn Edison Company, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Whitaker v. NormanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- DeTommaso v. M. J. Fitzgerald Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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