Willfong v. Dean Evans Co.

Plaintiff Larry Willfong appeals from the entry of summary judgment in his personal injury action against defendants Eugene Ward and Dean Evans Company (Company), which effectively limited plaintiff’s remedy for injuries sustained in the course of his employment with the University of Illinois to benefits available pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1994)). Plaintiff alleges that summary judgment was improper because genuine issues of fact exist with respect to whether Ward was a "loaned employee” within the meaning of the Act (820 ILCS 305/1(a)(4)…