McKanna v. Duo-Fast Corp.

A jury found defendant Duo-Fast Corporation (Duo-Fast) guilty of having violated the Illinois Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, par. 60), and of common law negligence, which allegedly caused injuries resulting in the death of plaintiffs’ decedent, John W. McKanna (McKanna). Duo-Fast appeals from the pretrial dismissal of its codefendants and counterdefendants, Carp Construction Company (Carp) and North Shore Steel Erectors Company (North Shore), and from the denial of its post-trial motion for judgment n.o.v. or for a new trial.

The issues presented on appeal include whether:…