Mortellaro v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

259 A.D.2d 968, 688 N.Y.S.2d 457, 1999 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3077

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: March 19, 1999
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and motion denied. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the Labor Law § 240 (1) cause of action. There are questions of fact with respect to the manner in which the accident occurred and whether plaintiff Paul Mortellaro’s conduct was the sole proximate cause of the accident (see, Weininger v Hagedorn & Co., 91 NY2d 958, rearg denied 92 NY2d 875). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Flaherty, J. — Summary Judgment.) Present — Denman, P. J., Green, Hayes, Pigott, Jr., and Balio, JJ.