A New York appellate court revived a construction worker’s negligence claim against a subcontractor whose employee was allegedly responsible for causing his injury, but it dismissed the worker’s claims against the property owner.
Case: Canty v. 133 E. 79th St., No. 936 156588/15, 12/27/2018, published.
Facts: Thomas Canty suffered an injury to his hand while he was searching for a tool in a gang box. He claimed that an employee of Spieler & Ricca Electrical Co. had knocked over the lid while opening an adjacent box. Canty described the boxes as being “back to back&rdquo...
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