It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the cross motion is denied, the claim is reinstated and the motion is granted.
Memorandum: Claimant commenced this Labor Law § 240 (1) action seeking damages for injuries she sustained when she fell from an elevated platform while repairing a nonfunctioning signal lamp at a lock on the Erie Canal. We agree with claimant that the Court of Claims erred in granting...
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