Felker v. Corning Inc.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1997-06-12

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OPINION OF THE COURT Smith, J. Plaintiff was injured when, on August 14, 1992, while employed at his job as a painter, he fell over the wall of an alcove and through a suspended ceiling to the floor nine feet below. We hold that under the facts presented here, Labor Law § 240 (1) was violated as a matter of la…

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