O'BRIEN v. Rogers

Plaintiff, Richard O’Brien, brought an action in the circuit court of Saline County to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained while helping defendant, Michael Rogers, rebuild the roof on defendant’s garage. Plaintiff’s complaint contained two counts. Count I sought to impose liability on defendant under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.). Count II alleged common-law negligence. Following discovery, defendant moved for summary judgment pursuant to section 2—1005 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2—1005) as to…