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RUSSIN v. PICCIANO & SON

54 N.Y.2d 311 (1981)

George Russin et al., Appellants, v. Louis N. Picciano & Son et al., Defendants-Respondents and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. Village of Endicott et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Smyk for appellants.

Robert H. Wedlake for Louis N. Picciano & Son, defendant-respondent and third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Martin J. Kane for Matco Electric Co., Inc., defendant-respondent and third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Edward B. Flink for Stellmack Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Corp., defendant-respondent and third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Reeder for A. J. Cerasaro, Inc., third-party defendant-respondent.

Patrick J. Leary for Village of Endicott, third-party defendant-respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

WACHTLER, J.

The question presented on this appeal is whether various prime contractors not in privity with the general contractor of a construction project may be held liable under sections 200, 240 and 241 of the Labor Law for construction site injuries sustained by a workman employed by the general contractor in the course of completing work for which the general contractor was solely responsible. We agree...

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