Legal Opinion

Salazar v. Novalex Contracting Corp.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 21, 2011PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

Plaintiff Raul Salazar was injured in May 2004, while working in the basement of a Brooklyn building undergoing renovations. The property was owned by 96 Rockaway, LLC. Salazar was employed by T-Construction Co., Inc.; the general contractor was Novalex Contracting Corp. The accident occurred in the largest room of the basement, which had a trench system for piping. Salazar and the other workmen were laying a concrete floor. They were directed to pour and spread concrete over the entire basement floor, including the trenches. Before he began *138work on the day he…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2009
  3. Wilinski v. 334 East 92nd Housing Development Fund Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. Broggy v. Rockefeller Group, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Salazar v. Novalex Contracting Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

3Cited by61 opinions

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  2. Ventimiglia v. Thatch, Ripley & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Hill v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Ragubir v. Gibraltar Mgt. Co., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. Rutkowski v. New York Convention Center Development Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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