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CONFLICTING TESTIMONY ABOUT WHETHER A CO-WORKER WAS HOLDING THE LADDER PLAINTIFF WAS USING PRECLUDED SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS LABOR LAW 240 (1) ACTION (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined conflicting testimony concerning whether the ladder plaintiff was using was being held by a co-worker raised a question of fact in this Labor Law 240 (1) action:

… [T]he plaintiff submitted, among other things, a transcript of his deposition testimony and a transcript of a workers’ compensation board hearing, which included the testimony of the plaintiff and his coworker. The plaintiff testified at his deposition and at the hearing that the ladder shifted, causing him to lose his footing, and that nobody was holding the ladder at the time of the accident. His coworker gave a different account. The coworker testified that he was standing at the bottom of the ladder, holding it, when he felt the ladder jolt. Whether the ladder was being stabilized at the time of the accident presents a triable issue of fact … . Accordingly, “the plaintiff’s own submissions demonstrated that there are triable issues of fact as to how this accident occurred and it cannot be concluded, as a matter of law, that the alleged failure to provide the plaintiff with proper protection proximately caused his injuries” … . Lozada v St. Patrick’s R C Church, 2019 NY Slip Op 05971, Second Dept 7-31-19

 

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