Legal Opinion
Berg v. Albany Ladder Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 17, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Cross appeals from an order of the Supreme Court (Catena, J.), entered October 13, 2005 in Schenectady County, which, inter alia, denied plaintiff’s cross motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Plaintiff was injured while helping unload steel trusses from a flatbed truck at a construction site. There were two levels of trusses on the truck. Plaintiff had climbed onto the lower level, estimated at five feet above the bed of the truck and 10 feet above the ground. The trusses were being unloaded with the assistance of a large forklift. One set of trusses rolled toward…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Comes v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Zimmer v. Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Narducci v. Manhasset Bay AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
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