Legal Opinion

Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. Industrial Commission

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1919No. 12888PublishedCited by 46 opinions

. Writ or Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oscar M. Torrison, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson

This writ of error is prosecuted to review the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county confirming the decision of the Industrial Commission awarding compensation for the death of Anthony Hample, the circuit court having certified that the cause is one proper to be reviewed by this court.

The errors specified are based upon the contention that the liability, if any, of plaintiff in error for the death of Anthony Hample is defined and limited exclusively by the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability act, and that the Illinois Workmen’s Compensation act as amended and in force July…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. State ex rel. Davis-Smith Co. v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Matter of Jensen v. . Southern Pacific Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. Ritchie v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Adams v. Iten Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Best v. Taylor MacHine WorksIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Wright v. Central Du Page Hospital Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Grasse v. Dealer's Transport Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Breimhorst v. BeckmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949

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