Burgalassi v. Mandell Mechanical Corp.
Opinion of the Court
The motion court properly determined that issues of fact exist as to whether Mandell was negligent in the performance of its work and whether such negligence, if any, was a proximate cause of plaintiffs accident. Summary judgment was thus properly denied to Mandell with respect to plaintiff’s claims pursuant to Labor Law § 200 and common-law negligence.
Although the Bovis and 455 defendants did not file a notice of appeal from the denial of their motion for summary judgment, upon a search of the record, we grant summary judgment dismissing the section 200 and common-law claims and cross claims against them (Merritt Hill Vineyards v Windy Hgts. Vineyard, 61 NY2d 106 [1984]). The evidence indicated only that Bovis had general supervisory and coordinating authority at the work site, which is insufficient to trigger liability, and there was no evidence that 455 supervised or controlled any work performed at the site (O’Sullivan v IDI Constr. Co., Inc., 7 NY3d 805 [2006]; Singh v Black Diamonds LLC, 24 AD3d 138 [2005]). Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P, Friedman, Buckley, Catterson and Malone, JJ.
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