Legal Opinion
Egan v. A.J. Construction Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1999PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, the motions of defendants A.J. Construction Corporation and Otis Elevator Company for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them granted, and the certified question answered in the negative.
Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on March 3, 1992, plaintiff, a carpenter working on the construction of a Manhattan office building, entered one of the building’s freight elevators along with 25 to 30 other construction workers. After the elevator ascended six feet above the lobby, it came to a smooth…
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