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De Crescenzo v. 274-276 Madison Avenue, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 12, 1931
177 N.E. 169 (N.Y. 1931)

Opinion

Argued April 14, 1931

Decided May 12, 1931

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

Frederick Hulse for appellant.

Leonard F. Fish and T.J. Gillen for respondent.


Judgment of the Appellate Division and that of the Trial Term reversed and complaint dismissed, with costs in all courts, on the ground that Labor Law, section 241, subdivision 5, as it read at the time of the accident, did not apply to hoisting apparatus not "within a building" and that no liability at common law was established; no opinion.

Concur: CARDOZO, Ch. J., POUND, CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN and HUBBS, JJ.


Summaries of

De Crescenzo v. 274-276 Madison Avenue, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 12, 1931
177 N.E. 169 (N.Y. 1931)
Case details for

De Crescenzo v. 274-276 Madison Avenue, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:ANGELO DE CRESCENZO, Respondent, v. 274-276 MADISON AVENUE, INC.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 12, 1931

Citations

177 N.E. 169 (N.Y. 1931)
177 N.E. 169

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