Illinois Steel Co. v. Waznius
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass, for an assault and battery. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon, Joseph E, Gary, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
This was an action to recover damages for an alleged assault and battery committed by the appellant, by its agents, on the person of appellee. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff (appellee) for the sum of $7'00, for which judgment was entered.
A very short and general statement, that shall not prejudice either party on another trial, is all that we will make. It appears that one Shannon was a special police officer employed by the appellant as gateman at one of the entrances to the appellant’s works, and that his duty, under his terms of employment, was to guard the property of…
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- Ogden v. ClaycombIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
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