CHAMBERS v. GENERAL ELEC. CO.

Gen. No. 50,318.

70 Ill. App.2d 296 (1966)

217 N.E.2d 549

Robert Chambers, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. General Electric Company, a Corporation, Defendant, and Abell-Howe Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

May 9, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Dooley, of Chicago, for appellant.

Vogel & Vogel, of Chicago (David F. Holland, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought suit in January of 1956, for personal injuries suffered in October of 1954, in the course of his employment as a glazer in the construction of a building. He originally sought recovery solely from the owner of the premises, the General Electric Corporation, alleging that the injuries resulted from a violation of the Structural Work Act, more commonly known as the Scaffolding Act. In February...

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