Quinlin v. Northwestern Steel & Wire Co.

Plaintiff, Forb Quinlin, brought this two-count suit for injuries he sustained while working at a construction site for a building owned by defendant, Northwestern Steel & Wire Company. Plaintiff was an employee of a subcontractor of the general contractor for the construction project, defendant, The Austin Company. Court I of plaintiff’s complaint alleged a violation of the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 60) and count II sounded in negligence. The Austin Company moved to dismiss count I and Northwestern Steel & Wire sought summary judgment as to count I. The trial…