Legal Opinion
Tomislav Savic v. United States of America, and Third Party v. Kovilic Construction Company, Incorporated, Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 19, 1990No. 89-1399PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals the district court’s finding of liability and the award of damages following a bench trial pursuant to the Illinois Structural Work Act, Ill.Rev. Stat. eh. 48, Pars. 60-69, and the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 in favor of Tomislav Savic. 702 F.Supp. 695. We reverse.
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FACTS
Tomislav Savic had been employed as a roofing laborer for Kovilic Construction Co., Inc. (“Kovilic”) for approximately two weeks prior to his fall from a ladder, in which he sustained injuries to his arm, ribs, kidney and hip. Kovilic had contracted with the…
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