Cal Hirsch & Sons' Iron & Rail Co. v. Coleman

This was ah action in cáse in the City Court of East St. Louis, by appellee against appellant, to recover for a personal injury sustained by appellee while engaged in the service of appellant in assisting to move a quantity of scrap-iron by means of an engine, block and tackle, and other appliances furnished by appellant and in use for that purpose. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for the sum of $2,000. '

The declaration as abstracted by appellant consists of one count only, and appellant’s counsel say: “The gist of the declaration is, that the defendant by its…