Walsh v. W. P. Rend Collieries Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Francis M. Wright, Judge. Action at law by J. H. Walsh, administrator of the estate of Lorenzo Nanni, alias Nanna, deceased, against the W. P. Rend Collieries Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Francis M. Wright, Judge. Action at law by J. H. Walsh, administrator of the estate of Lorenzo Nanni, alias Nanna, deceased, against the W. P. Rend Collieries Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error. Decedent of plaintiff in error, termed plaintiff hereinafter, was killed by falling slate and coal in the mine of defendant in error, hereinafter called defendant, in the latter’s coal mine at Rend City, Franklin county, state of Illinois, on July 17, 1911. From…
1Opinion of the CourtKohksaat, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Under the condition of the record, the only material matter before us is as to the error of the court in admitting and rejecting certain evidence. Plaintiff introduced one James Taylor as an expert and proceeded to put questions to him as such. This witness was the son of a miner. He had commenced mining at 8 years of age; had served as tripper, driver, mine manager, superintendent, and state mine inspector, which latter position he had filled for about 23 years. Evidently his experience was such as .to qualify him to testify as an expert in cases'such as…
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