MELECOSKY v. McCARTHY BROTHERS CO.

No. 63329.

115 Ill.2d 209 (1986)

503 N.E.2d 355

STANLEY MELECOSKY, Appellant, v. McCARTHY BROTHERS COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester Berry Smith, Ltd., of Peoria (Charles J. Hughes, Lester Berry Smith, and Steven P. Glancy, of counsel), for appellant.

Robert P. Moore, Richard R. Harden, and Wm. Michael LeCrone, of Moore & Associates, of Champaign, for appellee McCarthy Brothers Company.

Craig J. Causeman, of Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, of Champaign, for appellee C. Iber & Sons, Inc.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Stanley Melecosky, brought this action in the circuit court of Champaign County for injuries suffered in a construction-site accident, claiming that his injuries were caused by violations of the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, pars. 60 through 69). Defendant, C. Iber and Sons, Inc., was the coordinating contractor for the project, while defendant McCarthy...

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