New York Court of Appeals
Philip R. Bartoo, Appellant v. Robert O. Buell, Respondent; Dennis E. Pangburn, Appellant, v. Robert O. Buell…
February 13, 199687 N.Y.2d 362
Summary
The Court held that owners of one‑family dwellings who do not direct or control construction work are protected by the homeowner exemption of Labor Law §§ 240(1) and 241(6), even when the property is used in part for commercial purposes. The exemption applied both to the repair of a barn used for personal storage and to the addition of a bedroom in a home that also served a business purpose, and the Court affirmed the lower courts' judgments granting summary judgment to the defendants.