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DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BY DEFENDANT SUBCONTRACTOR DEMONSTRATED IT DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SUPERVISE OR CONTROL THE WORK THAT CAUSED PLAINTIFF’S INJURY; THEREFORE THE LABOR LAW 240 (1) AND 200 CAUSES OF ACTION WERE PROPERLY DISMISSED AND THE COMMON LAW NEGLIGENCE CAUSE OF ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISMISSED (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, modifying Supreme Court, determined the documentary evidence submitted by defendant subcontractor in this Labor Law 241(6), 200 and common law negligence action conclusively established defendant did not have the authority to supervise of control the work which caused plaintiff’s injury. Defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211 was properly granted re the Labor Law 240 (1) and 200 causes of action and should have been granted re the common law negligence cause of action:

… [T]he court properly granted defendant’s motion insofar as it sought to dismiss the Labor Law causes of action because defendant submitted documentary evidence “conclusively establish[ing]” … that, “as a subcontractor, it did not have the authority to supervise or control the work that caused the plaintiff’s injury and thus cannot be held liable under Labor Law §§ 200 . . . or 241 (6)” … . … [T]he documentary evidence belies plaintiff’s allegation that he is a third-party beneficiary of the contract between his employer and defendant … . … [G]iven the documentary evidence submitted in support of defendant’s motion, … the court should have also granted the motion insofar as it sought to dismiss the common-law negligence cause of action against defendant … . Eberhardt v G&J Contr., Inc., 2020 NY Slip Op 06627, Fourth Dept 11-13-20

 

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