Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Beloit Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 8, 1995No. 2-94-1234PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The circuit court of Winnebago County dismissed count I and granted summary judgment as to count III of the third amended complaint alleging violation of the Illinois Structural Work Act (740 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1992)) by which plaintiff, Darla Donovan, sought to recover for the death of her husband, Kenneth Donovan, who was killed when he fell from a ladder on a construction site. (The complaint also contained one common-law negligence count against each defendant.) The court granted defendant Beloit Corporation’s motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(1)…
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