Appellate Court of Illinois December 29, 1983, No. 3—83—0248 (Carlton v. Verplaetse)

JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, George Carlton, filed suit in the circuit court of Mercer County against the defendant Walter Verplaetse seeking to recover for personal injuries incurred in a construction accident which took place on the defendant’s farm. Two theories of recovery were alleged, one in common law negligence and another under the Structural Work Act.