Roberts v. General Electric Company

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment appealed from and the order of the Appellate Division brought up for review should be reversed, with costs, and the Labor Law § 240 (1) cause of action dismissed.

This is an action brought pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1). Plaintiff, an employee of an asbestos removal company, was injured when a piece of asbestos, which had been cut and deliberately dropped from a chemical tank approximately 12 feet above ground, fell on him. Plaintiff and his wife brought this action against General Electric Company, the owner of the premises, alleging, among other…