Shutes v. Fowler

The issue is whether Supreme Court Rule 224 (134 Ill. 2d R. 224) is constitutional. We conclude it is.

On January 30, 1991, Timothy Shutes filed a petition for discovery pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 224. The petition alleged Gene Fowler owned Sentry Design and Construction and employed Shutes. During the course of his employment, Shutes sustained bodily injuries on February 19, 1990, while working on a project in Orlando, Florida. Other construction companies were involved at the site and, according to the petition, were possibly responsible for Shutes’ injuries. The identities of these…