Legal Opinion
Suwareh v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 29, 2005PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment of the Court of Claims of the State of New York (Alan C. Marin, J.), entered on or about March 24, 2004, in favor of claimant and against defendant on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1), affirmed, without costs.
Claimant was made to haul an open bucket of hot tar up to a roof with a rope. On the way up, the bucket became stuck on a *381ledge. While trying to free the bucket, claimant lost his balance, and, as he leaned back so as not to fall off the roof, lost control of the bucket, which spilled hot tar onto his feet, burning them. Claimant presented expert testimony that…
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