Legnard v. Lage
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for personal injuries. In the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Thomas B. Windes, Judge, presiding. Declaration in case; plea of not guilty; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
He. Justice Gary
delivered the opinion oe the Court.
The appellant employed the appellee as one of several men - who worked together in excavating, with a steam shovel, clay from the side of a bank about twenty feet high, for brick making. It would add nothing to an understanding of the case to describe at length the part each man took in the work. The condition of the bank beside which they worked was visible to all of them, and if any of them saw what appeared to be dangerous overhanging of the bank, one particular man of the set would go up and push it down.
The appellee offered some evidence…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Stafford v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by3 opinions
- Tesmer v. BoehmAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- Mueller v. SchwechtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
- McFadden v. SollittAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901