Manisca v. Rakstang Associates, Inc.

The plaintiffs filed a single-count complaint against the defendant, Rakstang Associates, Inc. (Rakstang), seeking recovery under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) for the death of Michael A. Stanislawski. Rakstang moved for summary judgment pursuant to section 2 — 1005 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1005), contending that it was not in charge of the work being performed by Stanislawski at the time of his death and, as a consequence, it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The trial court granted Rakstang’s…