Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 16, 1994 (Allan v. Rochester Institute of Technology)

—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted partial summary judgment to plaintiffs on the issue of defendants’ liability pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1). William Allan, Jr. (plaintiff), an ironworker, fell approximately 30 feet when a beam upon which he was sitting became detached at one end and fell, throwing him to the ground.