Clark v. American Bridge Co. of New York
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the City Court of East St. Louis; the Hon. Mortimer Millard, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This is an action in case brought by appellee, Albert C. Clark, against the appellant, The American Bridge Company of New York, to recover damages for an injury received by him on January 5, 1912, while in the employ of the appellant.
The declaration consisted of one count alleging that the plaintiff was in defendant’s employ in the capacity of switchman; that his duties required him to ride on a certain locomotive engine; that the defendant negligently had provided an engineer to operate said locomotive engine who was inexperienced and incompetent for that kind of service; that the plaintiff…
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- Turner v. Manufacturer's & Consumer's Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1912
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