KOBUS v. FORMFIT CO.

No. 39270.

35 Ill.2d 533 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 633

BRUNO G. KOBUS, Appellant, v. THE FORMFIT COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 23, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NORMAN PETERS and JOHN G. PHILLIPS, both of Chicago, (SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, of counsel,) for appellant.

HINSHAW, CULBERTSON, MOELMANN & HOBAN, of Chicago, (JOHN L. KIRKLAND and D. KENDALL GRIFFITH, of Chicago,) for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Bruno Kobus, filed an action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly occasioned by a wilful violation of the Illinois Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1961, chap. 48, pars. 60-69), commonly referred to as the Scaffold Act. The complaint joined as defendant The Formfit Company, owner of the premises where the construction and the alleged injuries occurred...

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