Getz v. Del E. Webb Corp.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries received as a result of a violation of the Structural Work Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) At the close of plaintiffs case in chief the trial court granted a motion for a directed verdict in favor of all defendants. On appeal plaintiff contends that (1) it was error for the court to direct a verdict in favor of defendants, (2) the court abused its discretion by denying plaintiffs motion for a change of venue 1 and (3) the court erred by refusing to admit certain safety standards into evidence.

Plaintiff, a sheet…