Carrillo v. Pepper Construction Co.

Plaintiff, Gerardo Carrillo, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendant, Pepper Construction Company, on count I of his complaint which alleged a cause of action under the Illinois Structural Work Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, pars. 60 through 69). The trial court found no just reason for delaying appeal of the summary judgment. (107 Ill. 2d R. 304.) The issue on appeal is whether the Act may impose liability for the placement of an instrumentality that is covered under the Act where the instrumentality is secure and properly supported but the placement of the…