Francesetti v. Spring Valley Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. L. McKinley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
Plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries, obtained a verdict for $15,000 and a judgment thereon against defendant, from which defendant appeals.
It is averred in the declaration that plaintiff lost her left arm a few inches below the shoulder, on the premises of defendant in the Village of Dalzell, Bureau county, Illinois. It is said that plaintiff was a trespasser upon the property of defendant when injured, unless it can be held as a matter of law that the occurrence falls within the doctrine of attractive nuisances.
It seems that at the time of the accident, August 6, 1907, plaintiff…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Pekin v. McMahonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Siddall v. JansenIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Rost v. Parker Washington Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913