Legal Opinion

Orellana v. Merola Associates, Inc.

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

Decided October 30, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael DeMarco, J.), entered November 14, 2000, which denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff, a porter in an apartment building, alleges that he was injured when he tripped and fell on warped plywood covering newly cemented steps that were being installed by defendant contractors. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff (see, Rockefeller Univ. v Tishman Constr. Corp., *413240 AD2d 341, 342, lv denied 91 NY2d 803), including his deposition testimony…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Reisch v. Amadori Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Shimamoto v. S&F Warehouses, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Rockefeller University v. Tishman Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Walters v. County of RensselaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Westbrook v. WR Activities-Cabrera MarketsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Pinero v. Rite Aid of New York, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. Tulovic v. Chase Manhattan BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Cohen v. Shopwell, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Gaffney v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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