Court of Appeals of New York

Plaintiff who was injured while building a shed for an acquaintance while on a hunting trip was not an "employee" covered by Labor Law section 240(1), as he was providing casual, uncompensated assistance to another person with a repair or construction project in an informal arrangement that did not give rise to mutual duties or obligations between them and bore none of the traditional hallmarks of an employment relationship.

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• Decided 10/21/2008
• Published 10/21/2008

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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