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KRAUSE v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.

No. 70-115.

131 Ill. App.2d 873 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 904

OTTO P. KRAUSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

April 12, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vonachen, Cation, Lawless, Trager & Slevin, of Peoria, for appellant.

Heyl, Royster, Vielker & Allen, of Peoria, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action under the Structural Work Act, commonly called the Scaffolding Act to recover damages for an injury to the Plaintiff-Appellant, Otto Krause, resulting from a fall caused by a ladder slipping. The Circuit Court of Peoria County granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the Defendant-Appellee, Caterpillar Tractor Company, from which judgment plaintiff has...

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