(DOWNLOAD) "Donald Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Company" by Court of Appeals of New York # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Donald Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Company
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 25, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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[78 N.Y.2d 509 Page 511] Opinion OF THE COURT The question in this personal injury action is whether Labor Law § 240 (1) applies to the particular
activity in which plaintiff was injured. Plaintiff was employed by third-party defendant King Insulation Company which had
contracted to remove and repair insulation covering pipes on the roof of defendant's power plant. The pipes were in a recessed
area which ran the entire length of the roof. In the center of this recess was a trough, 18 to 36 inches wide and 12 inches
deep, carrying a stream of hot oil, 4 to 5 inches in depth. As [78 N.Y.2d 509 Page 512]