BLAND v. MANOCHERIAN


66 N.Y.2d 452 (1985)

Thomas Bland et al., Respondents, v. Amir Manocherian et al., Doing Business as Fraydun Realty Co., Defendants-Appellants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents. Barney Schogel Incorporated, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant. Ollis A. Wright et al., Respondents, v. State of New York, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. McNulty for defendants-appellants and third-party plaintiffs-respondents in the first above-entitled action.

William F. Larkin, Raymond C. Green and Douglas E. McKeon for third-party defendant-appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Scott N. Singer, Melvin Sacks and Jon W. Green for respondents in the first above-entitled action.

T. Alan Brown for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Richard P. Weisbeck, Jr., for respondents in the second above-entitled action.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER concur with Judge JASEN; Judge TITONE dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.


JASEN, J.

These appeals arise out of construction site accidents involving workmen injured as a result of alleged violations of Labor Law § 240.

In Bland v Manocherian, plaintiff sustained injuries while working on an apartment building owned by defendants who had hired third-party defendant, plaintiff's employer, to make certain alterations. Plaintiff...

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