Legal Opinion
Walker v. Berkshire Foods, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 19, 1976No. 60641, 60951 consPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MEJDA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Cornell Walker, brought an action at law against Berkshire Foods, Inc. (Berkshire), his employer, and against Reel Stone & Brick Company, Hanna Builders & Realty Co., Inc., Nick Hanna, individually and d/b/a Hanna Builders & Realty or Hanna Builders & Realty Co., Inc. (codefendants), for injuries sustained as a result of alleged violations of the Illinois Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) and common law negligence. Berkshire moved to dismiss the complaint as to itself on the ground that…
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