Black v. Peoria Marine Construction Co.

Plaintiff, Miles Black, brought this action to recover for injuries he allegedly received during a loading operation at Peoria Barge Terminal, Inc. (Peoria Barge). Plaintiff was injured when a piece of equipment fell off a forklift which he was directing. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, which contained seven counts, named a bridge subcontractor, Peoria Marine Construction, Inc. (Peoria Marine), and a trucking company, N. E. Finch Company. (N. E. Finch), as defendants. The trial court dismissed counts I and III of the amended complaint, which were premised on the Structural Work Act (the…