Crothers v. La Salle Institute

68 Ill.2d 399 (1977)

370 N.E.2d 213

LEONARD M. CROTHERS, Appellee,

v.

LA SALLE INSTITUTE, Appellant.

No. 48871.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 17, 1977.

Rehearing denied November 23, 1977.

Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey, Thomas F. Tobin, and Charles B. Lewis, of counsel), for appellant.

Morrill, Koutsky, Chuhak and Upton, of Chicago (Lawrence T. Stanner and William J. Harte, Ltd., of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

The plaintiff, Leonard Crothers, was injured as the result of a fall from the roof of a gymnasium being constructed for the defendant owner, La…