American Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago v. NAT. ADVERTISING CO.

In a wrongful death action, plaintiff, American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago (Bank), as administrator of the estate of decedent Raymond Lukas, Sr. (Lukas), sought to recover damages from various defendants on behalf of Lukas’ minor son. Two of the six counts in the Bank’s second-amended complaint were directed against National Advertising Company (National). Count IV alleged violation of the Structural Work Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.), and count VI was based on negligence. The circuit court of Cook County granted summary judgment in favor of…