LOUIS v. BARENFANGER

No. 40661.

39 Ill.2d 445 (1968)

236 N.E.2d 724

CHARLES LOUIS, Appellee, v. LOUIS BARENFANGER, d/b/a Barenfanger Construction Company, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WHAM & WHAM, of Centralia, and RAEMER & ALBRIGHT, of Salem, for appellant.

HANAGAN & DOUSMAN, of Mt. Vernon, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed and cause remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 7, 1956, Charles Louis, a workman employed by a subcontractor in the construction of a school building, sustained injuries when he fell from the place where he was working. He filed complaint against the general contractor, alleging violations of the Structural Work Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 48, pars. 60 et seq.) On motion by defendant the...

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