Carey v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

The plaintiff, Jesse L. Carey, was employed as a maintenance man by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in their plant in St. Charles, Illinois. On November 13, 1974, when he was making repairs to a wall of the plant, the ladder on which he was standing slid out from under him and he was injured. Carey filed a claim with the Industrial Commission and the cause was settled under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, pars. 138.1 et seq.) The plaintiff has sued the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Chicago under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, pars. 60 et…