Frey v. Kerens-Donnewald Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Benjamin R. Burroughs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Higbee
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee, a coal miner, working in appellant’s mine, brought this suit to recover on account of injuries to his health alleged to have been caused by appellant’s failure to comply with certain provisions of section 19, relating to ventilation, of the statute in regard to mines and miners.
Paragraph a of said section provides that the operator shall keep a certain amount of air in circulation in the mine and that the same shall he forced into every working place, so that all parts of the mine shall be reasonably free from standing…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kellyville Coal Co. v. StrineIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Riverton Coal Co. v. ShepherdAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903