Legal Opinion
Swiderska v. New York University
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 2008PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment as to liability on her Labor Law § 240 (1) cause of action should be granted and defendants’ cross motions for summary judgment should be denied.
As part of a commercial cleaning contract, plaintiffs employer instructed her to clean the 10-foot-high interior windows in a dormitory building, providing her with only a rag and window washing solution to complete the task. When plaintiff asked for a ladder so that she could reach the tops of the windows,…
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