Legal Opinion
Quinones v. Olmstead Properties, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 2015No. 100115/12 15431PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Andrias, J.
Plaintiff should not have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law § 240 (1) claim.
Plaintiff, an employee of North Shore Neon Sign (Neon), was injured while painting over graffiti on a billboard leased by defendant Fuel Outdoor, LLC (Fuel). The billboard was located inside a fenced-in lot and had a row of blocks in front of it that served as counterweights to prevent it from tipping over.
According to plaintiff, while standing on a stack of three of the concrete blocks, he lost his balance as he reached up to loosen one of the straps that held the…
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