Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Sealand Contractors Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1995Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Andrew V. Siracuse, J.
This Labor Law § 240 (1) case presents a novel issue: is a fall during the attempted rescue of a fellow laborer facing a gravity-related danger within the scope of the Scaffold Law? For several reasons this court holds that it is, and the plaintiffs herein are entitled to partial summary judgment.
*691Plaintiff Carmelo Rivera was working with Jeffrey Snow under the direction of Paul Briggs, painting a highway bridge over the New York State Barge Canal. On August 17, 1992, the crew was placing a tarp under the bridge to catch sand from sandblasting. Snow…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Zimmer v. Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Gordon v. Eastern Railway Supply, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Koenig v. Patrick Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Mordkofsky v. V.C.V. Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1990
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