Legal Opinion
Branum v. SLEZAK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1997No. 1-95-1403PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE COUSINS
delivered the opinion of the court:
On September 26, 1988, plaintiff Ron L. Branum (Branum), an ironworker employed by Miller Steel Construction Company (Miller), was injured while working on a construction site in Roselle, Illinois. Plaintiff was injured when a steel joist, upon which he was standing, twisted and came out from under him. He fell from a height of approximately 20 feet with a bundle of steel decking falling from the same height striking plaintiff.
Plaintiff brought suit against defendants Slezak Construction Company, Inc. (Slezak), and Waukegan Steel…
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