Hosey v. State

This is an action by claimant, Burton Hosey, against respondent, the State of Illinois, under the Structural Work Act for personal injuries sustained by claimant when he fell from a scaffold under the Cedar Street Bridge owned by the State of Illinois on August 28, 1959. Claimant’s cause is based upon certain statutes, being Secs. 60, 63 and 69 of Chap. 48, 1959 Ill. Rev. Stats., which are set forth as follows:

“Sec. 60. Scaffolds, cranes, ladders, etc. — erection and construction. That all scaffolds, hoists, cranes, stays, ladders, supports, or other mechanical contrivances, erected or…