Legal Opinion
Rocha v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 7, 1974No. Claim No. 54574PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
Claimant, Adeline Rocha, age 29, sustained severe and disabling personal injuries on August 25, 1970 when he fell from a scaffolding, or “ platform ”, as it was interchangeably referred to at the trial. On that date claimant was employed as a laborer by the Mount Vernon Construction Company, the contractor engaged by the State, as owner, to widen a bridge located in the Town of North Salem, Westchester County. To accomplish that objective, it became necessary to remove an existing concrete curbing. This was done by the application of jackhammers which chipped away the concrete, causing it to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Caddy v. . Interborough Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Bohnhoff v. . FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
3Cited by45 opinions
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