Court Upholds Dismissal of Widow's Claim for Worker's Unexplained Fatal Fall

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a widow's claim for damages for her husband's fatal fall from the roof of an office building. Case: Manzo v. 372 Doughty Boulevard Corp., No. 2014-06754, 02/15/2017, published. Facts: Arturo Manzo apparently fell to his death from the roof of a two-story office building owned by the 372 Doughty Boulevard Corp. No one saw him fall, and no one knows why he may have been on the roof. Manzo's uncle was an officer for DBC, and Manzo's widow claimed the uncle had asked Manzo to do odd jobs at the property. Procedural history: Ma...