Gabrus v. New York City Housing Authority

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Grays, J.), dated April 18, 2012, which denied his motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1).

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1) is granted.

The plaintiff, a worker employed by the nonparty Whitestone Contraction Corp., was…