McNellis v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.

Dorothy McNellis, individually and as administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Charles B. McNellis, brought suit in the circuit court of Cook County against Commonwealth Edison Company and other defendants to recover damages resulting from fatal injuries sustained by her husband while unloading component parts of a steam generator from a railroad car on Commonwealth Edison’s property. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against Commonwealth Edison in the amount of $160,000 on a count alleging violation of the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 48, pars.…