Johnson v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

In this personal injury action predicated on an alleged violation of the Illinois Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.), defendant, Commonwealth Edison Co. (Edison), contests the propriety of a jury verdict and the judgment entered thereon assessing damages against it and in favor of plaintiff, Stanley Johnson, in the amount of $400,000.

On November 18, 1976, while working in his capacity as a laborer for the Walsh Construction Co. (Walsh), plaintiff sustained injuries when he fell during the removal of shoring towers 1 located at Turbine Unit No. 2 of the La…