Diamond Glue Co. v. Wietzychowski
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal, from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Lockwood Hoxobe, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1905. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from a judgment for $2,500 and costs against the appellant, the defendant in the Circuit Court, in favor of the appellee, the plaintiff there. The judgment ivas on the verdict of a jury in a suit for personal injuries.
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Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal, from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Lockwood Hoxobe, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1905. Statement by the Court. This is an appeal from a judgment for $2,500 and costs against the appellant, the defendant in the Circuit Court, in favor of the appellee, the plaintiff there. The judgment ivas on the verdict of a jury in a suit for personal injuries. The declaration originally was in three" counts, but a discontinuance was taken by the plaintiff as to the third count before the case went to the jury. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The plaintiff in this case, Wietzychowski, had been for several years in the employ of the defendant, The Diamond Glue Company, at the time of his injuries: During several hours each morning his work was running the freight elevator by the falling of which -he was injured. He would take glue stock and material from the basement to the second and third floors in trucks run upon the elevator platform, and bring down whatever was needed below. After his work on the elevator stopped at 11 or 12 o’clock, “the boss” would tell him to do something else, and he would work with “the gang,” generally…
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