Ponziano v. K.R. Kleiner & Co.

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary-judgment for defendant as to plaintiff’s amended complaint, which alleged that defendant violated section 61 of the Illinois Structural Work Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 60). The sole issue for our review is whether plaintiff’s injury resulted from a violation of the Act.

Plaintiff, John Ponziano, brought this action against defendant, K.R. Kleiner, to recover for injuries sustained on October 24, 1985, while working as a laborer on renovation of the St. Regis Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Defendant, the general…