Blah v. West Chicago St. Ry. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on tlie Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action to recover for a personal injury received by plaintiff in error while in the employ of the defendant company. The negligence charged is that the defendant caused an inexperienced, negligent and incompetent helper, knowing him to be such, to assist the plaintiff in coupling cars, and that the injury was caused by the negligent failure of such helper, a car conductor, to tighten brakes.
The plaintiff was employed, it is said, as a “tow boy.” It was his duty to attach and drive a horse used in drawing cars to be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad v. MorandaIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. MayIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. DriscollIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Abend v. Terre Haute & Indianapolis RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Meyer v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
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