Chicago Packing & Provision Co. v. Rohan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding. Appellee, while working as a steam fitter in the packing house of appellant, walked into a vat of boiling water and was severely injured. He brought suit against appellant and recovered a verdict and judgment for $12,800. Appellee narrates the circumstances attending the accident as follows: “ On Monday, October 13, 1890, I was working for the packing company.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding. Appellee, while working as a steam fitter in the packing house of appellant, walked into a vat of boiling water and was severely injured. He brought suit against appellant and recovered a verdict and judgment for $12,800. Appellee narrates the circumstances attending the accident as follows: “ On Monday, October 13, 1890, I was working for the packing company. We had been working on some flanges in the engine room. I went up stairs to collect some tools which I had left over Saturday and when I got in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
Whether this ordinance enters into and forms a part of the contractual relations that exist between the owners of and the employes working in packing houses, imposing a duty which, if neglected, may serve as the basis of a personal action for negligence, or merely subjects the employer or owner to such penalties as may be provided for its disobedience, is a question which need not now be discussed.
The ordinance does not prescribe any particular safeguard; the language is “proper safeguards.” This must mean proper safeguards with reference to the work to be done. A safeguard might easily be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Ry. Co. v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1884
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- Hall v. West & Slade Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905