Nussbaum v. Kennedy

Plaintiff was injured on a construction site and thereafter brought suit alleging negligence and violations of the Structural Work Act. (740 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1992).) The trial judge instructed the jury that it should find for defendants if they were engaged in a joint venture with plaintiff. The jury made a special finding that the parties were engaged in a joint venture and returned verdicts in favor of defendants on all counts. Plaintiff appealed. We hold (a) in light of the notice of appeal filed by plaintiff, this court lacks jurisdiction over two of the defendants, and (b) the…