LARSON v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.

No. 38637.

33 Ill.2d 316 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 247

STANLEY LARSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PETERSON, LOWRY, RALL, BARBER & Ross, of Chicago, (HAROLD W. HUFF, JAMES L. TUOHY, and WILLIAM E. RATTNER, of counsel,) for appellant.

HARRY I. PARSONS, of Chicago, (NORTON WASSERMAN and CHARLES D. SNEWIND, of counsel,) for appellee Commonwealth Edison Company.

VOGEL & VOGEL, of Chicago, (L.H. VOGEL and ALBERT F. MANION, of counsel,) for appellee A. Kolflat.

BERNARD M. MAMET, PETER FITZPATRICK, LEONARD M. RING, and JOHN G. PHILLIPS, all of Chicago, for amicus curiae, Local No. 1, International Assn. of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:*

Based upon a claimed violation of the Structural Work Act, more commonly known as the Scaffold Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 48, pars. 60-69,) the plaintiff, Stanley Larson, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County against Commonwealth Edison Company and A. Kolflat, the latter doing business as Sargent & Lundy, to...

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