THOMPSON v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY


305 A.D.2d 581 (2003)

761 N.Y.S.2d 75

JOHN THOMPSON, Appellant, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, Respondent, et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.)

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

Decided May 19, 2003.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff was employed as a baggage handler for the third-party defendant Continental Airlines (hereinafter Continental) in the area of Baggage Carousel A at LaGuardia Airport. While the plaintiff was loading baggage onto the carousel, he stepped into a portion of the carousel that was missing a metal plate. His left leg became caught in the carousel while it was still moving, resulting in the amputation of his leg...

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