Legal Opinion

Brechue v. Town of Wheatfield

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 3, 1997PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Plaintiff, an employee of Socko Sewer Services, was injured while on the site of a sewer construction project. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was standing on the road adjacent to a trench. His co-workers were attempting to move a trench box, which was frozen in place between the earthen trench walls, when the box suddenly dislodged and one of the attached I-beams fell approximately four feet before landing on plaintiff’s foot.

Plaintiff contends that Supreme Court…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Misseritti v. Mark IV Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Rodriguez v. Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Smith v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Malecki v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Sainato v. City of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. Scarso v. M.G. General Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Scott v. Westmore Fuel Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. Mushkudiani v. Racanelli Constr. Group, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  5. O'Connell v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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