GENAUST v. ILLINOIS POWER CO.

No. 73-83.

23 Ill. App.3d 1023 (1974)

320 N.E.2d 412

BEN GENAUST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

November 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Norton, Professional Corporation, of Belleville (Edward J. Kionka, of counsel), for appellant.

Carl W. Lee, of Roberts, Gundlach & Lee, of Belleville, for appellee Illinois Power Company.

Gordon R. Broom, of Burroughs, Simpson & Wilson, of Edwardsville, for appellee Hy-Gain Electronics Corporation.

Allen D. Churchill, of Dunham, Boman, Leskera & Churchill, of East St. Louis, for appellee Lurtz Electric Company, Inc.

John F. O'Connell, of O'Connell & Waller, of Belleville, for appellee Rohn Tower Manufacturing Company.

William B. Wham, of Wham and Wham, of Centralia, for appellee Hubert Plumbing and Heating Company, Inc.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE EBERSPACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by plaintiff, Ben Genaust, from the dismissal by the circuit court of St. Clair County of five counts (numbered II through VI) of his second amended complaint, in which plaintiff claimed injuries sustained when an electrical current arced from uninsulated power lines of defendant Illinois Power Company to a metal antenna manufactured by defendant Hy-Gain Electronics...

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