HAYES v. RIVERBEND HOUSING COMPANY, INC.


40 A.D.3d 500 (2007)

836 N.Y.S.2d 589

HOWARD HAYES, Respondent, v. RIVERBEND HOUSING COMPANY, INC., et al., Appellants.

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

Decided May 29, 2007.


Plaintiff sustained injuries when, in the course of performing repair work at premises owned and managed by defendants, a hot water hose cock suddenly broke, showering the plaintiff with scalding water. The hose cock was located inside a ceiling 18 feet above the floor level. The complaint against the owner and management company sounds only in negligence, and not strict liability under the Labor Law.

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