Zuelsdorf v. Montgomery Ward & Co.

The plaintiff, Richard D. Zuelsdorf, brought this action against Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc., seeking damages for injuries he received as a result of an alleged violation of the Structural Work Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 48, pars. 60-69.) Wards in turn filed a third-party complaint against Continental Electric Company (hereinafter “C.E.C.”), plaintiff’s employer. Count I of the third-party complaint alleged that any negligence on the part of Wards was passive and that C.E.C. was guilty of active negligence. In Count II, Wards sought contractual indemnification from C.E.C. for all…