City of Taylorville v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.

The appellee, the city of Taylorville, recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Christian county against the appellant, the Central Illinois Public Service Company, for $1115.16, which the appellee had paid to its employee, John O’Brien, under the Workmen’s Compensation act, for an injury which arose out of and in the course of his employment by the appellee, which injury was alleged to have been caused by negligence of appellant. An appeal was prayed to this court and was allowed for the reason that the validity of a statute is involved.

The suit was brought under the following provision…