Grillo v. Yeager Construction

Plaintiff, Anthony Grillo, suffered injuries when he fell from scaffolding while performing masonry work on the construction of a new house for Sohail (a/k/a Sam) and Rubina Shakir in Northbrook, Illinois. Plaintiff filed a complaint at law against the Shakirs and defendant, Yeager Construction, alleging common-law negligence. In his complaint, plaintiff alleged that defendant was the general contractor of the construction site and that David Yeager was an employee or agent of defendant. Prior to trial, the circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of the Shakirs and also dismissed…