New York Court of Appeals
Reding Nieves, Respondents v. Five Boro Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Corp., Defendant and Third-Party…
May 13, 199993 N.Y.2d 914
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, granting Five Boro Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Corp.'s cross‑motion for summary judgment and answering the certified question negatively. The Court held that the plaintiff's injury did not arise from an extraordinary elevation‑related hazard contemplated by Labor Law § 240(1).