Knox v. American Rolling Mill Corp.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Frost, Judge, presiding. This is an action brought by appellee, against appellant, in the circuit court of Cook county, for personal injuries sustained by him July 28, 1902, by falling into a pit at appellant’s mill, in Muskegon, Michigan. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee for $2700, upon which judgment was entered.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Frost, Judge, presiding. This is an action brought by appellee, against appellant, in the circuit court of Cook county, for personal injuries sustained by him July 28, 1902, by falling into a pit at appellant’s mill, in Muskegon, Michigan. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee for $2700, upon which judgment was entered. The Appellate Court, on appeal, affirmed the judgment of the lower court, and the case was thereupon brought to this…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, and also when all the evidence had been introduced, appellant offered an instruction asking to have a verdict directed for defendant. These instructions were refused and exceptions duly taken.
It is insisted that there was no evidence in the' record justifying the verdict; that appellee not only assumed the risk of the accident, but was guilty of contributory negligence. As there is evidence in the record fairly tending to support,the verdict of the jury, which has been approved by the trial court and the judgment of the Appellate Court, we cannot inquire…
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