LAVERY v. RIDGEWAY HOUSE, INC.

Gen. No. 53,002.

117 Ill. App.2d 176 (1969)

254 N.E.2d 117

James Lavery, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ridgeway House, Inc., a Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

December 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum, of Chicago (Irvin Tischer, of counsel), for appellant.

John F. O'Meara, Thomas W. Dempsey, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago, and William H. Symmes, John M. O'Connor, Jr., of Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, of Chicago, for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action under the Structural Work Act (Ill Rev Stats, c 48, §§ 60-69 (1961)) commonly referred to as the Scaffold Act, against Ridgeway House, Inc., the owner, Sidney Shapiro, the architect, and Lundsberg Company, a cement contractor. At the close of plaintiff's case, the court directed a verdict in favor of all defendants. Plaintiff...

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