Frenci v. Tazewell Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. N. E. Worthington, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
Antonio Frenci was digging coal for the Tazewell Coal Company on January 10, 1908,, in Boom No. 7 off the sixth west entry. Leopold (also called Pauldo) Cargonio was digging coal in Boom No. 8, next west of Boom No. 7. The coal was loosened by shots fired in each room at the close of the day. Formerly, expert shot firers had been employed and the expense thereof charged to the miners. In the preceding October, at the request of the miners, they had assumed the firing of their own shots. On the afternoon of January 10, 1908, Cargonio fired shots - in Boom No. 8 on the side next to Boom No. 7…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Odin Coal Co. v. DenmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Carterville Coal Co. v. AbbottIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Kellyville Coal Co. v. StrineIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Catlett v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Peebles v. O'Gara Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Merle v. BeifeldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1915