Himrod Coal Co. v. Clingan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion County; the Hon. Morton W. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this c. urt at the November term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This action was brought by appellee, a coal miner, to recover for injuries sustained by him while in the employ of appellant. The trial in the Circuit Court resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for $3,000, to reverse which the defendant appeals.
The declaration, in substance, alleges that in the operation of its mine, the defendant had constructed a double track leading along the entry in which the accident occurred, which converged, and ended in a single track at either end; that where such double track converged there ivas a sivitch, Avhich, when in working order, caused all cars running…
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