Miller v. Miller

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Gerald Miller filed a claim under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) against defendants Donald Miller, d/b/a Miller Dry Wall (subcontractor), and Steve Horve and Bud Oleson, d/b/a Horve and Oleson Construction Company (contractors), for injuries he received while hanging dry wall in a building being constructed by the defendant contractors. The parties entered into a lump sum settlement contract on April 21, 1986, and plaintiff received payments from both the…