Case Name: Helen B. Vlastos, as Administratrix of the Estate of Costas P. Vlastos, Deceased, Appellant, v. Atlantic Basin Iron Works et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1945-05-21
Citations: 269 A.D. 788
Docket Number: 
Parties: Helen B. Vlastos, as Administratrix of the Estate of Costas P. Vlastos, Deceased, Appellant, v. Atlantic Basin Iron Works et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 269
Pages: 788–788

Head Matter:
Helen B. Vlastos, as Administratrix of the Estate of Costas P. Vlastos, Deceased, Appellant, v. Atlantic Basin Iron Works et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing her complaint upon the merits at the close of plaintiff's ease. Plaintiff's intestate was employed by a subcontractor of defendant George A. Fuller Company. While so employed he was directed by his employer to paint the woodwork around certain skylights on the roof. The roof had a pitch of approximately sixteen degrees. In some unexplained manner the plaintiff's intestate fell through a skylight to the floor below, a distance of forty-two feet. Under the undisputed testimony, there was no question of fact as to the defendants' negligence to be submitted to the jury. Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. Present — Close, P. J., Johnston, Adel, Lewis and Aldrich, JJ. [See post, p. 942.]