Moore v. Centreville Township Hospital

PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Centreville Township Hospital (hereinafter Hospital) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff for injuries he received while working on a sewer repair job on the Hospital grounds. Third-party defendant Albert J. Davinroy, d/b/a Davinroy Plumbing and Heating Co. (hereinafter Davinroy), appeals from the verdict on Centreville Township Hospital’s contribution action finding Davinroy 80% at fault for plaintiff’s injuries. We affirm.

In June of 1983, Davinroy assigned its employee, Russell Moore, to work on a sewer…