Burkhart v. Illinois Power Co.

Plaintiff-Appellant Linda Burkhart, Administrator of the Estate of Ralph Burkhart, deceased, appeals from orders of the trial court which dismissed Counts IV, V and VI of her amended complaint. The trial court also entered an order finding that there was no just reason to delay appeal.

On July 29, 1969, plaintiff’s decedent and the crew of men with whom he was working were trimming trees along power lines owned by defendant-appellee Illinois Power Company. The decedent had climbed a tree for the purpose of topping or trimming it. It is alleged that while he was so engaged electrical current…