New York Court of Appeals

Loretta Misseritti, as Administratrix of the Estate of Angelo Misseritti, Deceased, Appellant v. Mark IV…

October 31, 199586 N.Y.2d 487

Summary

The Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s grant of summary judgment to Mark IV, holding that the fire‑wall collapse was an ordinary construction hazard not covered by Labor Law § 240(1), which applies only to elevation‑related risks.