Leschinski v. Forest City Steel Erectors

Plaintiff, Roy Leschinski, brought this two-count suit for injuries he sustained while working at a construction site. Defendant Forest City Steel Erectors (Forest City) was a subcontractor on the site responsible for installing metal decking, steel beams and columns for the warehouse under construction at the site. Plaintiff was an employee of the third-party defendant, the Missner-Lirtzman Company (Missner-Lirtzman), which was the general contractor for the construction project. Count I of plaintiff's complaint alleged a violation of the Structural Work Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch.…