MILLER v. DeWITT

No. 39428.

37 Ill.2d 273 (1967)

226 N.E.2d 630

HAROLD A. MILLER et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. LYLE V. DeWITT et al., d/b/a DeWITT-AMDAL & ASSOCIATES, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 27, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GIFFIN, WINNING, LINDNER & NEWKIRK, of Springfield, (ALFRED F. NEWKIRK, of counsel,) for appellants.

GRENIAS & OWEN, of Decatur, for appellees HAROLD A. MILLER, ELLIS FURRY and DONALD E. ENGEL.

EARL S. HODGES, of Springfield, (SAMUEL C. PATTON, of counsel,) for appellee Maroa Community Unit School District.

LE FORGEE, SAMUELS, MILLER, SCHROEDER & JACKSON, of Decatur, (CARL R. MILLER, JERALD E. JACKSON, and ROBERT W. OHLSEN, of counsel,) for appellee Fisher-Stoune, Inc.

HEYL, ROYSTER, WOEKLER & ALLEN, of Peoria, and YATES, FISK, HAIDER & BURKE, of Chicago, (LYLE W. ALLEN, and TOM L. YATES, of counsel,) for amici curiae.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Harold A. Miller, Ellis Furry and Donald E. Engel were injured as the result of the collapse of the roof of a school gymnasium on which they were working as employees of a contractor, Fisher-Stoune, Inc. They brought this action to recover for their injuries against the supervising architects, Lyle V. DeWitt and Russell M. Amdal, d...

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