LIGHTFOOT v. STATE


245 A.D.2d 488 (1997)

666 N.Y.S.2d 706

Richard Lightfoot et al., Appellants, v. State of New York, Respondent

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

December 22, 1997


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the claimants' motion is granted, and the matter is remitted to the Court of Claims for further proceedings.

The injured claimant was employed by a company which contracted with the defendant, State of New York (hereinafter the State), to paint bridges on certain State-owned roadways. He suffered personal injuries when he fell to the ground from atop a truck, which was used as a platform to paint the bridges...

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