Villa v. Arthur Rubloff & Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Thomas J. Villa appeals from entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Arthur Rubloff & Company of Illinois (Rubloff). The record indicates that in 1981, while employed by Evergreen Plaza Associates (Evergreen Plaza) as a security guard for its shopping center, plaintiff suffered permanent injury to his left hand after he fell on a staircase.

Evergreen Plaza, a limited partnership, and its insurer entered into a workers’ compensation settlement with plaintiff. Rubloff, a corporation engaged in managing commercial,…