Mengelkamp v. Consolidated Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the City Court of Bast St. Louis; the Hon. W. M. Vandeventer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
By this appeal the appellant seeks to reverse a judgment recovered by the appellees against it in the City Court of East St. Louis, for the amount of five thousand dollars.
On April 7,1911, Casper Mengelkamp was employed in appellant’s mine as assistant upon the electric motor and his business was to attend to the throwing of switches, coupling and uncoupling of cars and perform such other duties as might be required of him by the operator of the motor. While engaged at this work he fell from the motor and was badly injured, which resulted shortly thereafter in his death. He left surviving him…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cook v. Big Muddy-Carterville Mining Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Peterson v. PuseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Pate v. Gus Blair-Big Muddy Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Jacobs v. Madison Coal Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1911
- Legru v. Penwell Coal Mining Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909