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McGahey v. Kimbrow

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 8, 1985
112 A.D.2d 203 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

July 8, 1985

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gerard, J.).


Order affirmed, with one bill of costs payable to respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.

Plaintiff's decedent was hired by defendants Kimbrow to transport the latters' 28-foot boat from their home to a marina for repair. The decedent borrowed a 22-foot float-on trailer from his friend, defendant Rossi, to transport the boat. While attempting, by himself, to transfer the boat from its cinder-block supports to the trailer, the decedent was fatally crushed.

Labor Law § 240 (1) and § 241 (6), as well as Vehicle and Traffic Law § 388, are inapplicable to the case at bar. Plaintiff's reliance upon these statutes was therefore erroneous. There is no evidence of negligence on the part of the defendants. Lazer, J.P., Gibbons, Weinstein and Lawrence, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

McGahey v. Kimbrow

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 8, 1985
112 A.D.2d 203 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

McGahey v. Kimbrow

Case Details

Full title:FLORENCE McGAHEY, as Administratrix of the Estate of LEONARD R. McGAHEY…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jul 8, 1985

Citations

112 A.D.2d 203 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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