Collins v. Western Electric Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Robert W. Wright, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1910.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice F. A. Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee, Cornelius Collins, hereinafter called plaintiff, recovered-judgment in the Superior Court against appellant, Western Electric Company, hereinafter called defendant, for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained November '30, 1906, while working for defendant as a painter.
The declaration originally consisted of four counts. The second count was withdrawn from the consideration of the jury by the court. The first, third and fourth counts charged the defendant with failure to furnish plaintiff a reasonably…
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