Anglo-American Packing & Provision Co. v. Baier
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Rollin S. Williamson, Judge, presiding. This was an action by Baier against the Anglo-American Packing and Provision Co., to recover for a personal injury to the former, occasioned, as it was alleged, by the negligence of the latter. Upon a trial under the plea of general issue, the plaintiff below had judgment for $7,500, exclusive of costs, and defendant below brings error to this court.
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Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Rollin S. Williamson, Judge, presiding. This was an action by Baier against the Anglo-American Packing and Provision Co., to recover for a personal injury to the former, occasioned, as it was alleged, by the negligence of the latter. Upon a trial under the plea of general issue, the plaintiff below had judgment for $7,500, exclusive of costs, and defendant below brings error to this court. It appears that October 6, 1883, said plaintiff being employed by defendant in the capacity of feeder to a certain machine operated by steam power,…
1Opinion of the CourtMcAllister, P. J.
We are of opinion that the court erred in overruling the objection of defendant below to the question put to witness, Free, as to plaintiff’s habits as a worker. The counsel for the latter concedes in his argument that the answer of the witness was incompetent. But he contends that the error is unavailing, because there was no motion on behalf of defendant below to exclude the answer, and also because questions of the same import and character were put by plaintiff’s counsel to other witnesses without objection on the part of defendant, and substantially the same answers given. That, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Flanigan v. LampmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1863
- Pfeil v. KemperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1854
- George v. NorrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1861
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- Flum v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1923
- Crane Co. v. Columbus Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1896
- Anglo-American Packing & Provision Co. v. BaierAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Ætna Life Insurance v. PaulAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887
- Mackin v. BlytheAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
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