Harms v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, George Harms, an iron worker, alleges he was injured while working for his employer, O. Frank Heinz Construction Co., on the premises of Caterpillar Tractor Co. (herein referred to as “Caterpillar"), defendant and counterdefendant-appellee. Also named as defendant in the original proceeding was Mechanical Rubber and Supply Co. (herein referred to as “Mechanical Rubber”), recovery being requested on the basis of strict liability in tort. That action is still pending and is not the subject of this appeal.

Mechanical…