CAROL PICKETT, Adm'r of the Estate of Doyle Pickett, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
YELLOW CAB COMPANY et al., Defendants (Power Contracting & Engineering Corporation, Defendant-Appellee).
Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Opinion filed April 4, 1989.
Opinion filed April 4, 1989.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, P.C., of Chicago (James T. Ferrini, Fredric J. Grossman, and Edward M. Kay, of counsel), for appellant.
Kralovec, Marquard, Doyle & Gibbons, Chartered, of Chicago (Nancy Jo Arnold and Philip W. Domagalski, of counsel), for appellee.
Anesi, Ozmon, Lewin & Associates, Ltd., Asher, Pavalon, Gittler & Greenfield, Ltd., and George M. Elsener & Associates, Ltd., all of Chicago (Nat P. Ozmon, Lester Asher, Eugene I. Pavalon, George M. Elsener, Curt N. Rodin, and Richard A. Kimnach, of counsel), for amici curiae Illinois Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, Ironworkers District Council of Greater Chicago, and Tri-City Building Trades Council of Chicago.
Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (D. Kendall Griffith, Kevin R. Sido, Joshua G. Vincent, and Bruce L. Carmen, of counsel), for amici curiae Central Illinois Builders of Associated General Contractors Consulting Engineers Council of Illinois, Home Builders Association of America, Illinois Architect Engineer Council, American Institute of Architects, Illinois Defense Counsel, Illinois Manufacturers' Association, and Illinois Society of Professional Engineers.
Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).
Reversed and remanded.
JUSTICE SCARIANO delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of that portion of her amended complaint in which she sought damages for loss of her decedent's society and companionship, arguing that these damages are available under the Structural Work Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 60 et seq.).
Plaintiff's husband died as a result of injuries he sustained when he fell from a scaffold...
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