GENAUST v. ILLINOIS POWER CO.

No. 47233.

62 Ill.2d 456 (1976)

343 N.E.2d 465

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Norton, of Belleville (Edward J. Kionke, of counsel), for appellant.

Carl W. Lee, of Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, of Belleville, for appellee Illinois Power Co.

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

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

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

William B. Wham, of Wham & Wham, of Centralia, for appellee Hubert Plumbing & Heating Co.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves a suit to recover for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff, Ben Genaust. The six counts of his second amended complaint (hereafter complaint) were predicated upon negligence and strict liability in tort. The circuit court of St. Clair County entered an order dismissing five of the six counts of the complaint for...

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