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ROCOVICH v. CONSOL EDISON CO.

78 N.Y.2d 509 (1991)

Donald Rocovich, Appellant, v. Consolidated Edison Company, Respondent. (And a Third-Party Action.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 25, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Giulini, Jr., and Michael Joseph J. Barnas for appellant.

John J. Reilly and Patricia A. Corry for respondent.

Richard L. O'Hara, Edward J. Groarke and Scott P. Shelkin for New York State AFL-CIO, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and BELLACOSA concur.

HANCOCK, JR., J.

The question in this personal injury action is whether Labor Law § 240 (1) applies to the particular activity in which plaintiff was injured. Plaintiff was employed by third-party defendant King Insulation Company which had contracted to remove and repair insulation covering pipes on the roof of defendant's power plant. The pipes were in a recessed area which ran the entire length of the...

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