(DOWNLOAD) "John Lyden v. Salvatore Rasa Et Al." by Supreme Court of New York * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: John Lyden v. Salvatore Rasa Et Al.
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 01, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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[39 A.D.2d 716 Page 716] Plaintiff, a captain in the New York City Fire Department, was injured in the course of duty while inspecting a vacant building
owned by defendants. The accident occurred when he attempted to climb down the drop ladder of a fire escape while it was in
a raised position. In that position, the ladder was suspended from a "gravity hook", over which one of the ladder's rungs
had been placed. This hook had a shank four or five feet long which was attached to a ring bolt welded into a small steel
plate which, in turn, was bolted to the floor of the third floor platform of the fire escape. While plaintiff was descending,
the ring bolt pulled loose from the plate, causing the ladder and plaintiff to fall to the ground. The evidence showed plaintiff
was using this unorthodox manner of leaving the building because it was impossible to enter or leave through the front door.
The evidence also showed that [39 A.D.2d 716 Page 717]
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