Willson v. Logan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom
delivered the opinion of the court.
The testimony.of plaintiff’s witness, Mrs. Louise Berquist, is clearly incompetent. While formerly in the employ of defendants, she had not been employed by them at any of the times when plaintiff worked there. Notwithstanding she worked the machine and had knowledge of its condition, such working and knowledge were at a time previous to the time of appellee’s employment and working upon the machine. The inquiry should have been directed to the condition of the machine at the time of the accident to plaintiff. Of this condition…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Browne v. SiegelIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. BeckerIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Jones v. RobertsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- Utica Hydraulic Cement Co. v. WhalenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
- Illinois Central Railroad v. HarrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894