Hougland v. Avery Coal & Mining Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Ferry county; the Hon. B. B. Burroughs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Higbee
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellees, Blanche Hongland and Thomas Hougland, brought suit against appellant for damages, accruing to them by the death of their father, William Hougland, alleged to have been caused by the failure of appellant to comply with certain provisions of the law in relation to mines and miners.
The facts and circumstances connected with the death of William Hougland are the same as those involved in the case of Emma Stevenson v. Avery Coal & Mining Company, ante, p. 565. Upon the trial in the court below, the two cases were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cogshall v. BeesleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Beard v. SkeldonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Burnap v. WightIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
- Fenton v. LordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Brink's Express Co. v. O'DonnellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
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