Pioneer Fire Proof Construction Co. v. Sandberg
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case. — Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1900. Statement. — This was an action brought by Caroline Sandberg, administratrix of the estate of John Sandberg, deceased, for the death of her husband, the said John Sandberg.
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Trespass on the Case. — Death from negligent act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1900. Statement. — This was an action brought by Caroline Sandberg, administratrix of the estate of John Sandberg, deceased, for the death of her husband, the said John Sandberg. On July 17, 1897, the appellant was engaged in fire-proofing the building known as “ The Fair ” in Chicago. This work necessitated, in the first instance, the laying of a plank flooring at' each story upon which the tile…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The only negligence charged in the declaration is that while the deceased “was standing upon said iron girder for the purpose of receiving such lumber as the same was hoisted to him, the said defendant carelessly and negligently so fixed the upper support for said hoisting apparatas that the same was not far enough above the position where the said deceased was stationed, so that the lumber could be safely swung onto the iron beam upon which said deceased was stationed as aforesaid, and by reason of such carelessness and negligence on the part of the said defendant in so fixing the upper…
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