(225 ILCS 705/10.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1007)
Sec. 10.07.
For any injury to person or property, occasioned by any
willful violation of this Act, or willful failure to comply with any of
its provisions, a right of action shall accrue to the party injured, for
any direct damages sustained thereby; and in case of loss of life by
reason of such willful violation or willful failure, a
right of action shall accrue to the personal representative of the
person so killed for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse and next of kin
of such person and to any other person or persons who were, before such
loss of life, dependent for support on the person or persons so killed
for a like recovery of damages for the injuries sustained by reason of
such loss of life or lives not to exceed the sum of $20,000.00. Every such
action for damages in case of death shall be
commenced within one year after the death of such person. The amount
recovered by the personal representative of the
person so killed shall be distributed to the surviving spouse
and next of kin of
such person in the proportion provided by law in relation to the
distribution of personal property left by persons dying intestate. If
and whenever there is in force in this State a
statute or statutes providing for compensation to workers for all
injuries received in the course of their employment, the provisions
thereof shall apply in lieu of the right of action for damages provided
in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-340.)