RHOADES v. W.E. O'NEIL CONSTRUCTION CO.

No. 79-329.

80 Ill. App.3d 1117 (1980)

400 N.E.2d 1035

DENNIS J. RHOADES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. W.E. O'NEIL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed February 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Morrison, of Lester Berry Smith, Ltd., of Peoria, for appellant.

William J. Becker and Douglas J. Pomatto, both of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Dennis J. Rhoades was injured when he fell on an unlighted stairway during construction of Caterpillar's Mapleton Foundry. He brought this negligence action against O'Neil Construction Company, the general contractor, to recover damages for his injuries, and the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of defendant upon the ground that plaintiff was guilty of contributory...

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