Thomas v. Carroll Construction Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE DOVE

delivered the opinion of the court.

This complaint was filed by Lilly Thomas, Administrator of the Estate of John Bryntesen, against Carroll Construction Company and Hansell-Elcock Company, both Illinois corporations, to recover $20,000 damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The issues made by the pleadings were submitted to a jury resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendants and the plaintiff appeals.

The record discloses that the defendant, Carroll Construction Company, was a general building contractor and during the summer of 1953 was…