Affirmed, with costs.
On February 17, 1967, plaintiff Richard Koploff, while employed as a carpenter by a subcontractor, fell through an unplanked stairwell of a building, in the course of construction, of which defendant Church was the owner and defendant Mattera was the general contractor. In our opinion, Trial Term correctly instructed the jury that contributory negligence is not a defense to plaintiffs' claim under section 241-a of the Labor Law (Joyce v. Rumsey...
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