Legal Opinion

Pioneer Fire-Proofing Co. v. Clifford

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 10, 1906No. Gen. No. 4,602PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle County; the Hon. Richard S. Farband, Judge, . presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell

Appellee was injured by being caug’ht between two cars of appellant in its clay bank or pit east of the city of Ottawa; when appellee was at work for appellant, and he sued appellant to recover damages for such injuries. The cause was before us at a former term. Pioneer Fire-Proofing Co. v. Clifford, 118 Ill. App., 457. After that decision there was another trial below, and a judgment for appellee. Material and controverted questions of fact upon the second trial were, whether appellee was injured because of a risk which he assumed; whether he was injured because of his own negligence;…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Coughlan v. City of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Bartholomew v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. HarringtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Illinois Terra Cotta Lumber Co. v. HanleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1905

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Saldana v. Wirtz Cartage Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Wicklund v. North Star Timber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
  3. Gould v. Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1908
  4. People v. MaasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  5. Pioneer Fire-Proofing Co. v. CliffordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907

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