Tindell v. Mc-Curley

delivered, the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Tom Tindell was injured on a construction job in October 1989 when he fell from a stepladder. He brought an action under the Structural Work Act (Act) (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.) against the general contractor on the job, defendant Robert Mc-Curley. Defendant McCurley brought a third-party complaint against plaintiff’s employer, Robert Calhoun, who was the plumbing subcontractor for the job.

Following trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and apportioned liability equally between defendant McCurley and…