WOODS v. CONSOL. RAIL CORP.


234 A.D.2d 768 (1996)

651 N.Y.S.2d 218

Joseph E. Woods et al., Plaintiffs, v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, and Albany Port Railroad Corporation, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Meehan Overseas Terminal of Albany, Ltd., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent

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

December 12, 1996


Casey, J.

Plaintiffs commenced this action to recover damages arising out of injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff Joseph E. Woods (hereinafter plaintiff) while he was working as a longshoreman at the Port of Albany in the City of Albany. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was climbing the ladder of an empty railroad car when a handhold/step broke, causing him to fall. The railroad car was owned by defendant...

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