Legal Opinion
Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 17, 2009No. 197PublishedCited by 346 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in the course of considering defendants’ appeal from a judgment imposing liability upon them pursuant to section 240 (1) of New York’s Labor Law, has certified to us two questions respecting the applicability of that statute. We now answer that the statute is applicable under the circumstances here presented.
The trial evidence showed that plaintiff suffered serious and permanent injuries to both of his hands while performing tasks in connection with the installation of an uninterruptible power system on defendant New…
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- DeHaen v. Rockwood Sprinkler Co. of MassachusettsNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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