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Gorman v. Grand Central Building, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 14, 1968
239 N.E.2d 655 (N.Y. 1968)

Opinion

Argued May 27, 1968

Decided June 14, 1968

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, HARRY B. FRANK, J.

Benjamin H. Siff for appellant.

John Nielsen for respondents.


Order affirmed, without costs, on the opinion at the Appellate Division.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BREITEL and JASEN. Judges BERGAN and KEATING dissent and vote to reinstate the verdict for the plaintiff as directed by the trial court, upon the ground that the defendants violated the clear mandate of section 241-a of the Labor Law, enacted to protect workmen engaged in this type of work. (See Joyce v. Rumsey Realty Corp., 17 N.Y.2d 118, construing a similar statute, Labor Law, former § 241, subd. 1.) Taking no part: Judge BURKE.


Summaries of

Gorman v. Grand Central Building, Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 14, 1968
239 N.E.2d 655 (N.Y. 1968)
Case details for

Gorman v. Grand Central Building, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:DOROTHY M. GORMAN, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 14, 1968

Citations

239 N.E.2d 655 (N.Y. 1968)
239 N.E.2d 655
292 N.Y.S.2d 916

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