Proctor v. Wells Bros. Co. of New York
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Clarence N. Goodwin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barnes
Plaintiff, the appellee, sued for damages from injuries received in the course of the construction of a building in the District of Columbia, May 25, 1907, while in the employ of appellant, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York. He began suit May 21, 1909, and named as defendant “Wells Brothers Company, a corporation,” which was a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Illinois, and the summons was served on its secretary, Harry L. Wells.
A week later, the defendant so served filed a plea of general issue and a special plea denying that it was “in…
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