Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and motion granted.
Memorandum:
The court should have granted summary judgment to plaintiff on the issue of liability based upon a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1). The undisputed facts show that while repairing an area near the ceiling of a building, plaintiff fell from a plank or scaffolding which was elevated eight feet from the floor. The plank or scaffolding had no guardrail and no other safety devices...
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