Stimson v. Lapp Insulator Co.

*1053Steel Corporation for the fabrication of structural steel for the project. Norcon subcontracted with Haney Erection Services, Inc. for the erection of the steel. Plaintiff, an employee of Haney, was injured when the ladder on which he was working collapsed and he fell to the roof below.

The IAS Court properly granted Norcon’s motion for summary judgment on its claim for common-law indemnification against Haney. Norcon did not exercise any control over plaintiff or the work site and was not physically present at the work site when the accident occurred. Plaintiff testified that he received…