Tooher v. Willets Point Contracting Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMercure, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Lynch, J.), entered December 16, 1993 in Schenectady County, which, inter alia, granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1).
On September 5, 1989, plaintiff Robert Tooher (hereinafter plaintiff) sustained the injuries forming the basis for this action when he fell into a trench (40 feet long, 15 feet wide and 10 to 15 feet deep) constructed as part of a project to clean and repair underground water mains in New York City. In order to maintain the integrity of the excavation, the sides of…
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