Petty v. Chris-Kare, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE EGAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Samuel Petty, appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Chris-Kare, Inc., on the plaintiff’s complaint for personal injuries.

Petty’s complaint alleged that Chris-Kare, a general contractor, negligently placed and maintained an eight-foot-tall dumpster on its property and directed Petty to use the dumpster. Petty was injured while placing a window into the dumpster. At the time of his injury, Petty was employed as a glass and window installer for D&D Installation (D&D). D&D was a…