Legal Opinion
Larson v. Herald
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 23, 1983PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously modified, on the law, to grant plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability under subdivision 1 of section 240 of the Labor Law, and as modified, affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff husband, an independent roofing contractor, was injured on May 16, 1979 when he fell from his personally owned ladder which slipped or shifted while he was repairing the roof of defendant’s single-family dwelling. The use of an unsecured ladder constitutes a violation of subdivision 1 of section 240 of the Labor Law and gives rise to absolute liability on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Koenig v. Patrick Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Haimes v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Horning v. GoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Cardile v. D'AmbrosiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Franz v. DregallaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
3Cited by11 opinions
- Heath v. Soloff Construction, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Harmon v. SagerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Calla v. ShulskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Singh v. BarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Novell v. Carney Electric Construction Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1984
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