IZRAILEV v. FICARRA FURNITURE OF LONG ISLAND, INC.


70 N.Y.2d 813 (1987)

Etela Izrailev, as Administratrix of The Estate of Sema Z. Izrailev, Deceased, Appellant, v. Ficarra Furniture of Long Island, Inc., et al., Respondents. Ficarra Furniture of Long Island, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, v. K & R Electric Co., Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent. Etela Izrailev, as Administratrix of The Estate of Sema Z. Izrailev, Deceased, Appellant, v. 1000 Sunrise Highway, Inc., Defendant-Respondent and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent. K & R Electric Co., Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Jaroslawicz and Mark Landesman for appellant.

John P. Gibbons and Lawrence B. Lame for Ficarra Furniture of Long Island, Inc., respondent.

William H. Morris and Gerald P. McMorrow for 1000 Sunrise Highway, Inc., respondent.

Steven I. Brizel and Michael I. Josephs for K & R Electric Co., Inc., respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and a new trial granted.

Plaintiff's decedent, an electrician employed by third-party defendant K & R Electric, sustained fatal injuries when he fell from a ladder supplied by his employer for use in connection with work on an electrical sign owned by defendant Ficarra Furniture and attached...

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