CAMPISI v. EPOS CONTR. CORP.


299 A.D.2d 4 (2002)

747 N.Y.S.2d 218

VINCENT J. CAMPISI et al., Appellants, v. EPOS CONTRACTING CORPORATION et al., Respondents. INNOVATED CONCEPTS CONTRACTING CORP., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents.

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

September 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Schuller of counsel (Huston & Schuller, P.C., attorneys), for appellants.

John A. Sarcone, III, of counsel (The Sarcone Law Firm, attorneys), for Epos Contracting Corporation, respondent.

Martin M. McGlynn of counsel (Hawkins Feretic Daly & Maroney, PC, attorneys), for Classic Electric, Inc., respondent.

John R. Frank of counsel (Law Office of Michael J. Ross & Robert J. Sambrato, attorneys), for Innovated Concepts Contracting Corp., respondent.

Cheryl Payer of counsel (Stephen J. McGrath on the brief; Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City, attorney), for third-party defendants-respondents.

MAZZARELLI and ANDRIAS, JJ., concur with ELLERIN, J.; TOM, J.P., and MARLOW, J., dissent in a separate opinion by TOM, J.P.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ELLERIN, J.

This appeal presents a question of the scope of the class of persons protected by Labor Law § 240 (1), which provides:

"All contractors and owners and their agents * * * in the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building or structure shall furnish or erect, or cause to be furnished or erected for the performance of such labor, scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, slings...

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