New York Court of Appeals

Frank Quigley, Respondent v. John Thatcher, Copartners Under the Firm Name of John Thatcher & Son, Appellants

December 31, 1912207 N.Y. 66

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that a general contractor is liable under Labor Law §18 for injuries to a sub‑contractor's employee caused by a scaffold the contractor erected for its own use when the sub‑contractor necessarily uses that scaffold.