Depre v. Power Climber, Inc.

Plaintiff Alexis Lee Depre, widow of Joseph J. Depre, brought suit against defendant E.W. Corrigan Construction Company, after her husband, an elevator mechanic, fell 49 floors to his death while working at a high-rise building at 401 East Ontario Street in Chicago. E.W. Corrigan Construction Company then filed a third-party complaint for contribution against Power Climber, Inc., the manufacturer and designer of the hoisting motor and stirrup bar used on the "false car” plaintiff had been riding in at the time of his death. (A "false car” is a skeleton elevator car used during the…