Huber v. Seaton

Plaintiffs, John and Joan Huber, bring this appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 304(a) (107 Ill. 2d R. 304(a)) from the judgment of the circuit court of McHenry County granting the defendant’s, Frank B. Seaton’s, motion for summary judgment on all counts against him of the amended complaint. The complaint set forth a cause of action in negligence against Seaton based on theories of a master-servant relationship, negligent hiring, failure to supervise and res ipsa loquitur. Codefendant Richard Janowitz is not a party to this appeal.

Janowitz was hired by Seaton to perform a plumbing repair on…