Legal Opinion
Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 1993PublishedCited by 1,355 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
Plaintiff, a welder, was allegedly injured in an industrial accident, which, he contends, was caused by the absence of an adequate and properly placed structure or device that would have enabled him safely to perform his work at the elevated job site. The issue presented on these cross appeals taken by the injured plaintiff and the general contractor hired to oversee the work is whether plaintiff, whose injury resulted from back strain rather than a fall, may recover in damages from the general contractor under Labor Law § 200 (1), § 240 (1) or § 241 (6). More…
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- Koenig v. Patrick Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
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