McGILL v. ILLINOIS POWER CO.

No. 35158.

18 Ill.2d 242 (1959)

163 N.E.2d 454

ORVILLE McGILL, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, INC., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 18, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WM. D. HANAGAN, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

WHAM & WHAM, of Centralia, WILLIAM B. WHAM, of counsel,) and CRAIG & CRAIG, of Mt. Vernon, (GLENN E. MOORE, of counsel) for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Orville McGill appeals directly to this court from a final judgment which dismissed his amended complaint and entered judgment against him for costs. The complaint alleged that while he was putting a roof on a shed being erected on the premises of his employer, the Mt. Vernon Truck Body Co., he came into contact with an improperly insulated electric supply line of the Illinois...

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