Cooley v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Kenneth Cooley, recovered a judgment for damages for personal injuries received in a construction project accident that occurred because of an alleged violation of the Illinois Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 60) after a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County, against Central Illinois Public Service Company. The jury returned a verdict for defendant on the negligence counts of the complaint. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for directed verdict and its post-trial motions in arrest…