Roedner v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Ferdinand Roedner, plaintiff, brought this action under the Structural Work Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) to recover damages from Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPSC), defendant. After a jury trial in the circuit court of Sangamon County the jury returned its verdict finding the defendant not guilty and the plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff was employed as a boilermaker by Newton Associates, a conglomeration of contractors serving as the general contractor for the construction of the CIPSC plant near…