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Morris v. Hunter Son

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 22, 1956
134 N.E.2d 68 (N.Y. 1956)

Summary

In Morris v. Hunter Son (1 N.Y.2d 696) a different and safer method of getting to the roof was provided; in Italiano v. Jeffrey Garden Apts. Section II (3 N.Y.2d 977), plaintiff used an unsafe place or method not furnished by defendants; in Zucchelli v. City Constr. Co. (4 N.Y.2d 52) the action was against an owner; and in Olsommer v. Walker Sons (4 N.Y.2d 793), plaintiff could have used a ladder but elected to step on material furnished by his own employer and obviously not intended to walk upon.

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Opinion

Argued January 5, 1956

Decided March 22, 1956

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, DOSCHER, J.

Robert Lee Moore, Ernest Griffin Allen and Regina Reilly Moore for appellant.

John F.X. Finn and Norman C. Mendes for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ. Taking no part: DYE, J.


Summaries of

Morris v. Hunter Son

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 22, 1956
134 N.E.2d 68 (N.Y. 1956)

In Morris v. Hunter Son (1 N.Y.2d 696) a different and safer method of getting to the roof was provided; in Italiano v. Jeffrey Garden Apts. Section II (3 N.Y.2d 977), plaintiff used an unsafe place or method not furnished by defendants; in Zucchelli v. City Constr. Co. (4 N.Y.2d 52) the action was against an owner; and in Olsommer v. Walker Sons (4 N.Y.2d 793), plaintiff could have used a ladder but elected to step on material furnished by his own employer and obviously not intended to walk upon.

Summary of this case from Robinson v. Avella
Case details for

Morris v. Hunter Son

Case Details

Full title:GEORGE E. MORRIS, JR., as Executor of GEORGE E. MORRIS, Deceased…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 22, 1956

Citations

134 N.E.2d 68 (N.Y. 1956)
134 N.E.2d 68
150 N.Y.S.2d 800

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