Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate how defendant's beneficial interest in the construction work being performed on the Elephant House at the Bronx Zoo translated into an "ownership" interest or other control over the worksite, for purposes of establishing liability under the Scaffold Act (Labor Law § 240). Defendant's interest in the project was, in accordance with its historic charter, as owner and protector of the animals, and conservator of the environs of the...
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