JACKSON v. JOHN F. BEASLEY CONST. CO.

Gen. Nos. 50,227, 50,244.

76 Ill. App.2d 282 (1966)

222 N.E.2d 209

Ronald Ray Jackson, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John F. Beasley Construction Company, Swift & Company, and Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company, a Corporation, Defendants, Appeal of Swift & Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

October 17, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom L. Yates and Winston, Strawn, Smith & Patterson, of Chicago (Edward J. Wendrow, of counsel), for appellant.

James A. Dooley, of Chicago, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a personal injury action brought by plaintiff against the three defendants under the common law of Missouri for injuries received when he fell from a "catwalk" in a building under construction. At the close of the plaintiff's case, the court directed a verdict for defendant Mississippi Valley. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant Beasley and...

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