McGovern v. Standish

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from a suit by plaintiff against the defendant under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 48, §§ 60-69). A count for negligence was dismissed and the case went to the jury under the Structural Work Act theory. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff, Joseph McGovern, in the amount of $35,000. Judgment was entered on the verdict and defendant appealed.

Plaintiff Joseph McGovern was an ironworker employed by S. M. Wilson, the general contractor engaged to construct an addition to St.…