Opinion · New York Court of Appeals
Fox v. Jenny Engineering Corp.
Fox v. Jenny Eng’g Corp., 70 N.Y.2d 761 (New York Court of Appeals 1987)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- New York Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Date
- 1987-10-06
- Topic
- general
OPINION OF THE COURT Orders affirmed, with costs. We agree with the Appellate Division, for the reasons stated in its memorandum (122 AD2d 532), that defendant Wambach was not an "owner” within the meaning of Labor Law § 240 (1) and defendants Jenny Engineering Corporation and Lozier Architects and Engineers were not agents of the owner within the meaning of that statute, and we reach no other issue. Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa.
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OPINION OF THE COURT
Orders affirmed, with costs. We agree with the Appellate Division, for the reasons stated in its memorandum (122 AD2d 532), that defendant Wambach was not an "owner” within the meaning of Labor Law § 240 (1) and defendants Jenny Engineering Corporation and Lozier Architects and Engineers were not agents of the owner within the meaning of that statute, and we reach no other issue.
Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa.