Pawlak v. Redox Corp.

Plaintiffs decedent, John P. Reynolds, was employed as a groundskeeper for defendant Woodlawn Cemetery and Crematory Company (Woodlawn) at its cemetery. On July 18, 1986, decedent was riding on top of the cab of a flat-bed truck owned by Woodlawn. The truck was being driven by a co-worker on cemetery grounds. Decedent’s legs were dangling down the back of the cab into the truck’s bed. According to plaintiff, the truck was driven in an erratic manner causing decedent to fall off the roof of the cab onto the roadway sustaining a serious closed-head injury.

Cemetery employees summoned an…