Legal Opinion
Secord v. Willow Ridge Stables, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Andrew V. Siracuse, J.
Not long ago this case might have been considered a “routine” Labor Law § 240 (1) matter; the plaintiff, a construction worker, was working at a height and was injured in a fall when roof trusses collapsed at the construction site. As recently as its drastic revision of section 241 (6) jurisprudence, in Ross v Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Elec. Co. (81 NY2d 494) the Court of Appeals reaffirmed that the Scaffold Law was to be liberally construed, even though it applied only to the specific gravity-related hazards implied by the section’s list of safety devices…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Zimmer v. Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Bland v. ManocherianNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Koenig v. Patrick Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McMahon v. 42nd St. Development Project, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 2001
- Corrado v. Allied Builders, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 2000