ORELLANO v. 29 EAST 37TH STREET REALTY CORP.


292 A.D.2d 289 (2002)

740 N.Y.S.2d 16

GUILLERMO ORELLANO et al., Appellants-Respondents, v. 29 EAST 37TH STREET REALTY CORP. et al., Respondents and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents. SCALA CONSTRUCTION CORP., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent-Appellant.

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

Decided March 26, 2002.


Plaintiff Guillermo Orellano, a construction worker, was injured when he fell from an A-frame ladder while installing a light fixture as part of a renovation project at 29 East 37th Street. There were no apparent defects in the ladder, nor was the floor on which the ladder rested defective. There were no protective devices on the ladder that would have prevented plaintiff's fall. Orellano, who was alone when the accident occurred, gave several explanations as to what caused...

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