OLAN v. FARRELL LINES INC.


105 A.D.2d 653 (1984)

Ismael Olan, Respondent, v. Farrell Lines Incorporated, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

November 20, 1984


Plaintiff was an employee of defendant Farrell Lines. In 1978, while aboard ship, performing his daily maintenance chores (part of his general duties), plaintiff fell. Plaintiff testified at his EBT that he was cleaning the overhead bulkhead in a clean, dry, internal stairwell, which required that he reach above his head to reach this overhead bulkhead. He testified that the vessel rolled, causing him to lose his balance and fall...

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