Republic Iron & Steel Co. v. Lee
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island County; the Hon. William H. G-est, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Jdstxoe Farmer
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant owns and operates a steel mill in the city of Moline. It is operated under the management of Joseph Worker, master mechanic of appellant. Appellee was employed in appellant’s mill as a blacksmith’s helper to Peterson, a blacksmith. About the eleventh day of September, 1903, a certain belt running on wooden pulleys attached to shafts which operated certain machinery in appellant’s plant became in bad repair, necessitating its being mended, and appellee was directed by Peterson and Worker to assist in the work. The repairing was to…
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