Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is denied, the complaint is reinstated, and the order is modified accordingly.
The plaintiff was hired by the defendant Mahendralall Lal (hereinafter Lal) to cut down a tree branch at a home owned by Lal and his wife, Ganwattie Lal. While standing on a ladder and cutting the branch, the plaintiff was struck by something —he did...
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