Joseph Taylor Coal Co. v. Dawes
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. R D. W. Holder, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creighton
This was an action in case by appellee against appellant in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, to recover for a personal injury sustained by appellee while in the service of appellant, as a coal miner in appellant’s mine. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $3,500.
The declaration, as disclosed by appellant’s statement, is as follows: “ The declaration consists of three counts. The first, count charging the violation of the statute in lowering the cage at a greater rate of speed than six hundred feet per minute. The second count charges common law negligence in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- New Virginia Coal Co. v. GowerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
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