Schneider v. State

This case is an action by two Claimants, Robert Schneider and Lloyd Harris’ estate, for injuries sustained on April 22,1975, as a result of a fall from a scaffold. The scaffold was set up in order to allow them to paint a State-owned traffic bridge located at the U.S. Route 50 overpass of the L & N railroad tracks in St. Clair County, Illinois. This opinion applies to the case of Lloyd Harris’ estate only. A separate opinion will be written for Robert Schnieder.

The facts are basically undisputed. Lloyd Harris fell some 20 feet after the scaffold he was working on collapsed. This was the…