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COCKRUM v. KAJIMA INTERN., INC.

No. 75451.

645 N.E.2d 917 (1994)

163 Ill.2d 485

206 Ill.Dec. 665

Fred COCKRUM, Appellee, v. KAJIMA INTERNATIONAL, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria (Karen L. Kendall, Robert V. Dewey, Jr., Stephen J. Heine and Bradley S. McMillan, of counsel), for appellant.

James W. Yoder and J. Stephen Yoder, Bloomington, and Edward J. Kionka, Carbondale, for appellee.

Robert Steere, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.

John J. Bullaro, Jr., Robert C. Moore and James R. Branit, Bullaro, Carton & Stone, of Chicago, for amici curiae Illinois Construction Industry Committee and Builder's Association of Greater Chicago.

Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba, and Anesi, Ozmon & Rodin, Ltd., all of Chicago, and Law Offices of Patrick A. Salvi, Waukegan (Joel A. D'Alba, Curt N. Rodin, Richard A. Kimnach and Patrick A. Salvi, of counsel), for amici curiae Illinois State Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations et al.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the Structural Work Act (Ill.Rev. Stat.1987, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) applies to plaintiffs claims against defendant. Plaintiff, Fred Cockrum, sought recovery against defendant, Kajima International, Inc. (Kajima), in the circuit court of McLean County for injuries he received while working for Atlas Window Cleaning Company (Atlas) at the Diamond Star Motors automobile...

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