Legal Opinion
Skinner v. United States
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided September 28, 1962No. Civ. 4667PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUERGENS, District Judge.
This is a civil suit against the United States of America, arising under the provisions of Section 2674, Title 28 U.S.C.A. (Federal Tort Claims Act).
Civil Causes Nos. 4264 and 4667 were consolidated and proceeded to trial as No. 4667.
The complaint in Civil No. 4667 seeks recovery from the defendant, United States of America, on three counts.
In Count I recovery is sought under Sections 60-69 of Chapter 48, Illinois Revised Statutes 1957, the Structural Work Act (commonly called the “Scaffold Act”) of the State of Illinois, and is a death action brought by the widow and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rayonier Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gannon v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Schultz v. Henry Ericsson Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1914
3Cited by13 opinions
- Louis v. BarenfangerIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Miller v. DeWittAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Matthews v. Commonwealth Edison Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Parizon v. Granite City Steel Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Campione v. Henry C. Lytton & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1965
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