Lawler v. Pepper Construction Co.

This is an action for personal injuries arising out of the Illinois Structural Work Act, Ill Rev Stats, c 48, §§ 60-69 (1949). The verdict was for the plaintiff and the defendant has appealed on the grounds that it did not have charge of the work within the meaning of the statute, that there was no evidence of a wilful violation as required by the statute, that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence, and that the court erred in admitting evidence and in refusing instructions.

The defendant, Pepper Construction Company, was a subcontractor engaged by the American Glass…