Bruen v. Burton Auto Spring Corp.

This appeal presents a question concerning the Structural Work Act, Ill Rev Stats 1959, c 48, §§ 60-69. Plaintiff sued to recover for personal injuries suffered when he fell from a scaffold. A jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant; and judgment was entered after a post-trial motion was overruled.

In July 1960, defendant, Burton Auto Spring Corporation, owned a plant building which had in it, among other equipment, an overhead crane. McKeown Bros. Company, plaintiff’s employer, was an expert in the repair of building trusses. On July 27, 1960, pursuant to a contract, McKeown, with…