WALLS v. TURNER CONST. CO.


10 A.D.3d 261 (2004)

781 N.Y.S.2d 13

TIMOTHY WALLS et al., Respondents, v. TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Appellant-Respondent, and JORDAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant.

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

Decided August 5, 2004.


Turner, the construction manager, was the owner's statutory agent for purposes of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1), since it had the contractual obligation to monitor Jordan's window replacement work (see Rizzo v Hellman Elec. Corp., 281 A.D.2d 258, 259 [2001]), as well as the duty and controlling authority to halt any work that failed to comply with the contracts or appropriate statutory or regulatory safety standards (...

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