HALL v. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO.

No. 63627.

122 Ill.2d 448 (1988)

524 N.E.2d 526

SARAH E. HALL, Conservator of the Estate and Person of Paul A. Hall, v. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, Appellant (Mid-States General & Mechanical Contracting Corporation et al., Appellees).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., of Chicago (Barry L. Kroll, James K. Horstman, Edward J. Murphy and C. Barry Montgomery, of counsel), for appellant Archer-Daniels-Midland Company.

Holley, Keith & Mehlick, of Springfield (Grady E. Holley, of counsel), for appellee Mid-States General and Mechanical Contracting Corporation.

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Springfield (Frederick P. Velde, of counsel), for appellee Corrigan Company.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Paul A. Hall sustained serious injuries on July 22, 1981, when he fell through an opening in a catwalk at the site of a construction project of the Archer-Daniels-Midland Corporation (ADM) in Decatur. In an action filed in the circuit court of Sangamon County, plaintiff Sarah E. Hall, as conservator of the estate and person of Paul A. Hall, sought recovery...

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