Sniadecki v. Westfield Central School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and motion granted. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying plaintiffs’ motion seeking partial summary judgment on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) and to strike all affirmative defenses alleging the culpable conduct of Robert Sniadecki (plaintiff). The risks addressed by the statute are those “ ‘specific gravity-related accidents as falling from a height or being struck by a falling object that was improperly hoisted or inadequately secured’ ” (Melber v 6333 Main St., 91 NY2d 759, 763, quoting Ross v Curtis-Palmer…
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