Mathieu v. Venture Stores, Inc.

This appeal arises out of plaintiff Robert Mathieu’s suit under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) for injuries he sustained while working on the construction of a Venture store in Norridge on May 17, 1977. Plaintiff sued Venture Stores, Incorporated (the owner), W. E. O’Neil Construction Company (the general contractor), and Hastings & Chivetta (the architects). Venture and O’Neil filed cross-claims against each other for indemnification. Both defendants also filed third-party complaints seeking indemnification from subcontractors North American Masonry…