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LaFLEUR v. CONSOL. EDISON CO. OF NEW YORK, INC.

221 A.D.2d 250 (1995)

633 N.Y.S.2d 496

Randy Lafleur, Respondent, v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Defendant, and Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., Appellant and Third-Party Plaintiff, et al., Third-Party Defendant

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

November 21, 1995

Defendant's liability under Labor Law § 240 (1) was established as a matter of law since defendant breached its nondelegable duty to provide adequate safety devices to prevent plaintiff's fall from a ladder upon which he was working (see, Gordon v Eastern Ry. Supply, 82 N.Y.2d 555, 561-562). The fact that the ladder was provided by another party does not relieve defendant from liability. The failure to provide adequate...

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