Olaf Caspersen, Appellant v. La Sala Brothers, Inc., Defendant, and Omaha Realty Company, Inc., Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of the plaintiff's claim and held that the building owner, as general contractor, owed a duty of reasonable care to the subcontractor's employee to keep the elevator approaches safe, and was liable for its own negligence in failing to guard the shaft.