Knyal v. Illinois Power Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 1, 1986, plaintiff Jarrett A. Knyal brought suit in the circuit court of Champaign County against defendant Illinois Power Company seeking to recover compensatory damages for injuries he received on October 28, 1985, when he came into contact with an electric power line owned and operated by defendant. The original count of the complaint charged defendant with negligence and a later-filed count was brought pursuant to section 5 — 201 of the Public Utilities Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111⅔, par. 5 — 201) which charged…