Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Deere & Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 1997No. 82220, 82221PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McMORROW
We granted leave to appeal in this consolidated case in order to determine whether the repeal of the Illinois Structural Work Act (740 ILCS 150/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)) operates as a bar to all causes of actions which accrued prior to the effective date of the repeal. 134 Ill. 2d R. 302(b). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that all such causes of actions are preserved.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs, Larry D. Atkins and Thomas E. Kienitz, each filed a lawsuit pursuant to the Structural Work Act to recover damages for injuries they received while working on separate construction sites. During…
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