Hesselink v. R.L. Perlow Corp.

Plaintiff Dolores Hesselink appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment in favor of all defendants on her action for damages arising from the death of her husband, Robert Hesselink (Hesselink). Hesselink was electrocuted when he came into contact with an energized metal rod which he was repositioning while working atop a metal scaffold. Plaintiff, as special administrator of Hesselink’s estate, brought this action based on alleged violations of the Structural Work Act. (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, pars. 60 through 69.) The primary issue on appeal is…