STONITSCH v. LAREDO CONST. CO.

No. 1-90-1289.

583 N.E.2d 49 (1991)

221 Ill. App.3d 902

164 Ill.Dec. 495

Rudolf STONITSCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAREDO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Power, Jr., Terrence J. Lavin, David A. Novoselsky, Linda A. Bryceland, of counsel, Hayes & Power, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard J. Aronson, of counsel, Gurion & Lewis, Chicago, for defendant-appellee.


Justice MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Rudolf Stonitsch (Stonitsch) brought a Structural Work Act claim against defendant Laredo Construction Company (Laredo) alleging that he fell from a defective ladder and received injuries while working at a construction site controlled by Laredo. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) The trial court granted Laredo's motion for summary judgment in its favor ruling that, as a matter of law, there...

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