PAPERMAN v. TURNER CONSTR. CO.


203 A.D.2d 205 (1994)

611 N.Y.S.2d 166

Arthur Paperman, Respondent, v. Turner Construction Company et al., Respondents Citicorp et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents-Appellants, v. George Kleinknecht Electric, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant-Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 28, 1994


As it is clear that plaintiff's injury was a direct result of the failure of defendants to provide adequate safety devices or other proper protection to plaintiff who fell off an A-frame ladder and sustained injuries while working for defendants, there was a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1), as a matter of law (see, MacNair v Salamon, 199 A.D.2d 170). Moreover, the purported culpability of plaintiff is not a defense to...

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