Wright v. Nichter Construction Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s Labor Law §§ 200, 240 (1) and § 241 (6) causes of action. "An implicit precondition to [the duty imposed by Labor Law § 200] to provide a safe place to work is that the party charged with that responsibility have the authority to control the activity bringing about the injury to enable it to avoid or correct an unsafe condition [citation omitted]” (Russin v Picciano & Son, 54 NY2d 311, 317; see, Comes v New York State Elec. & Gas Corp., 82…
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