Legal Opinion
Sarnoff v. Charles Schad, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 29, 1968PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
We are asked on these cross appeals to determine the liability of a general contractor for injuries sustained by an employee of a subcontractor as the result of a fall from a scaffold which the general contractor undertook to have furnished and which violated, the standards set forth in section 240 of the Labor Law. Also at issue is the liability to the injured party of the subcontractor who constructed the scaffold.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Associated Church Arts (Associated) was the general contractor engaged to repair, paint and decorate a church in Brooklyn. Plaintiff was an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Blum v. Fresh Grown Preserve Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Campo v. ScofieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Koenig v. Patrick Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Quigley v. . ThatcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Misseritti v. Mark IV Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
- DaBolt v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Smith v. Hooker Chemical & Plastics Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Kalofonos v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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