BROWN v. VJB CONSTRUCTION CORP.


50 A.D.3d 373 (2008)

857 N.Y.S.2d 55

REYNOLDS BROWN, Appellant-Respondent, v. VJB CONSTRUCTION CORP. et al., Respondents. (And a Third-Party Action.) VJB CONSTRUCTION CORP., Second Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent, v. SKYLIFT CORPORATION, Second Third-Party Defendant-Respondent-Appellant.

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

Decided April 10, 2008.


Plaintiff, a stone erector and welder for Skylift, working under the supervision of another Skylift employee, was placing 1,000-pound granite slabs against the side of 400 East's building at ground-floor level. Directions for placement of the stone slabs were given by plaintiff's foreman. The slabs were moved to the installation location by a forklift known as a Hi-Lo. Each stone was lifted about three feet from the ground when secured to the forklift by a steel U-shaped...

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