Krause v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

This is an action under the Structural Work Act, commonly called the Scaffolding Act to recover damages for an injury to the Plaintiff-Appellant, Otto Krause, resulting from a fall caused by a ladder slipping. The Circuit Court of Peoria County granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the Defendant-Appellee, Caterpillar Tractor Company, from which judgment plaintiff has appealed. No evidence was introduced so the questions raised are solely on the pleadings and the exhibits attached thereto.

Defendant, Caterpillar Tractor Co., leases a hangar from Greater Peoria Airport Authority. The…