William Grace Co. v. Larson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Marcus Kavanagii, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at" the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
We will proceed to decide this appeal upon the theory resting in the claim made on page 5 of appellant’s brief, that “the only question is, was the defendant negligent in furnishing a weak slab, so ¡that it broke under the weight of the deceased.”
The fundamental principle that a master must furnish a reasonably safe place for his servant to work, lies at the base of this case in determining the right to maintain this judgment. The slab in question was the place where the deceased must work in order to do that which at that particular titiie was incumbent upon him to do in virtue of his…
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