Wells v. Bourdages
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First -District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. Kavanagh, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kicks
This is an appeal from, the Appellate Court for the First District, affirming a judgment for $4800 in favor of appellee for personal injuries received while acting as a servant and in the employ of appellants. The declaration contained two original counts and one additional count. The court instructed the jury, as to the first count, to find for the defendant, and the verdict was on the second and additional counts.
The appellants were engaged in renovating an eight-story building in Chicago, and the appellee was in their employ as a laborer. The work began at the top, and the brick and other…
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