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McGOVERN v. STANDISH

No. 48120.

65 Ill.2d 54 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 1134

JOSEPH McGOVERN, Appellant, v. JOSEPH D. STANDISH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 1, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Callis, Schooley, Filcoff and Hartman, of Granite City (William W. Schooley, of counsel), for appellant.

O'Connell & Waller, of Belleville (John F. O'Connell, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue in this case involves the scope of an architect's liability under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.).

The plaintiff, Joseph McGovern, filed suit against the defendant, Joseph D. Standish, as a result of injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a fall from a scaffold at a construction site. In count I of his complaint, the plaintiff...

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