GARCIA v. WOOTON CONST., LTD.

No. 1-07-1883.

900 N.E.2d 726 (2008)

Natividad F. GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WOOTON CONSTRUCTION, LTD., a Corporation;, Defendant-Appellee (Smithfield Properties Development, L.L.C., a Limited Liability Company; Harris Management, Ltd., a Corporation; and Zalk Josephs Fabricators, L.L.C., a Limited Liability Company, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel V. O'Connor, Jeffrey S. Jordan, Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephen A. Rehfeldt, Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, P.C., Wheaton, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff in this construction negligence case, Natividad Garcia, injured his back while employed by JP Cullen & Sons, an ironworking subcontractor, doing work on a condominium project. The plaintiff appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Wooton Construction, Ltd., the general contractor of the project. We are presented with two questions...

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