FARLEY v. MARION POWER SHOVEL CO.

No. 74-60.

20 Ill. App.3d 402 (1974)

313 N.E.2d 603

JAMES A. FARLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARION POWER SHOVEL CO., INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

June 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris and Lambert, of Marion, for appellant.

James B. Bleyer, of Marion, for appellee Marion Power Shovel, Inc.

Mitchell & Armstrong, of Marion, for appellees Ayrshire Collieries and Amax Coal Co.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint in the Circuit Court of Williamson County charging the defendants with a violation of the Structural Work Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 48, sec. 60.) The relevant portion of that statute provides:

"All scaffolds, hoists, cranes, stays, ladders, supports or other mechanical contrivances...

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