Rovekamp v. Central Construction Co.

This action originated with a complaint by William Rovekamp against the Central Construction Company to recover damages for personal injuries. Central was a general contractor engaged in building new homes. One of its subcontractors was Hines Construction Company, which had the job of roofing the homes. Rovekamp, an employee of Hines, claimed he was injured when he fell from a scaffold while laying plywood sheeting on a roof.

The Eovekamp complaint was brought under the Structural Work Act (commonly called the “Scaffold Act”), Ill Rev Stats, c 48, §§ 60-69, 1957. It alleged that Central had…