Legal Opinion

Pioneer Fire-Proof Construction Co. v. Sunderland

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 1, 1900Published

Action in Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle County; the Hon. H. M. Trimble, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1899.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee

This was a suit by appellee against appellant to recover damages for injuries alleged,to have been sustained by him through the negligence, or willful and wanton misconduct, of servants of the latter.

This case has been in this court before. On the former trial the defendant below had secured a verdict in its favor and the case was reversed and remanded on account of error in an instruction and the admission of improper evidence. Sunderland v. Pioneer Fire-proof Construction Co., 78 Ill. App. 102. There were seven counts in the original declaration, and, after the cause was remanded, two…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wenona Coal Co. v. HolmquistIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. MatthewsIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Sunderland v. Pioneer Fire Proof Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1898

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