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HUTCHCRAFT v. INDEPENDENT MECH. IND., INC.

No. 4-99-0293.

726 N.E.2d 1171 (2000)

312 Ill. App.3d 351

244 Ill.Dec. 860

Eric HUTCHCRAFT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INDEPENDENT MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.; Ben Hur Construction Company; and PPG Industries, Inc., Defendants-Appellees (Ben Hur Construction Company and PPG Industries, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. A.C. Ledbetter, Inc., Third-Party Defendant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided March 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Faber Jr. (argued), McCarthy, Rowden & Faber, Decatur, for Eric Hutchcraft.

Karen L. Kendall (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Scott D. Spooner, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Springfield, for Independent Mechanical Industries.

James A. Borland (argued), Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Chtd., Springfield, for Ben Hur Construction Company.

John E. Nolan (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Springfield, for PPG Industries, Inc.

Presiding Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

In February 1995, plaintiff, Eric Hutchcraft, was electrically shocked while working at a manufacturing plant construction site of PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG). Plaintiff brought an action against defendants Independent Mechanical Industries (Independent Mechanical) and Ben Hur Construction Company (Ben Hur) alleging negligent operation, placement, and inspection of welding units and welding lead lines at the...

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