Legal Opinion

Ray v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

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

Decided December 31, 1998PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Plaintiff, a lineman employed by third-party defendant, commenced this action seeking damages for personal injuries he sustained while replacing electrical equipment on a cable television line connected to a wooden utility pole. He was replacing a tap, an electrical device owned by defendant Cable Vision Industries Corporation (Cable Vision), while attached to the utility pole by means of gaffs, or metal shanks, worn by plaintiff around his lower leg. The gaffs were *1071inserted into the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Melber v. 6333 Main Street, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Fuller v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Wallace v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  2. Siago v. Garbade Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Girty v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Milligan v. Allied Builders, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Sarigul v. New York Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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