Dinschel v. United States Gypsum Co.

This is an action brought by plaintiff, Earl Dinschel, under the Scaffold Act, Ill Rev Stats 1965, c 48, §§ 60-69, to recover for personal injuries resulting when the scaffold on which he was working fell. Defendant, Ragnar Benson, Inc., was the sole defendant at the conclusion of the trial, all other defendants having been previously dismissed on motion of the plaintiff. Judgment was entered upon the verdict of the jury in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $60,000 and defendant appeals.

It is contended by the defendant that (1) plaintiff failed to prove an essential element of his case in that…