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DE LA CRUZ v. CADDELL CO INC

No. 134.

21 N.Y.3d 530 (2013)

997 N.E.2d 1223

975 N.Y.S.2d 371

2013 NY Slip Op 4842

MANUEL DE LA CRUZ et al., Appellants, v. CADDELL DRY DOCK & REPAIR CO., INC., et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 27, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia & Ambinder, LLP, New York City ( James Emmet Murphy and Lloyd R. Ambinder of counsel), for appellants.

Blank Rome LLP, New York City ( Richard V. Singleton II and Anthony A. Mingione of counsel), and Frank & Associates, P.C., Farmingdale ( Peter A. Romero of counsel), for respondents.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PIGOTT, J.

We hold that a municipal vessel is a public work within the meaning of Labor Law § 220 and article I, § 17 of the State Constitution — so that workers involved in its construction, maintenance or repair must be paid prevailing wages — if the vessel's primary objective is to benefit the general public.

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