Legal Opinion
O'Fallon Coal Co. v. Laquet
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 16, 1900PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Action in Case.—Death from negligence. Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. William Hartzell, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1890.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Jcstice. Bigelow
delivered the opinion of the court.
Of the errors assigned, we need notice only such as are noticed in the brief of counsel for appellant.
The action was brought under Sees. 14 and 16 of Chap. 93 of Hurd’s Be vised Statutes of 1897; Sec. 16 reads as follows:
“ The owner, agent or operator, oí every coal mine, shall keep a supply of timber constantly on hand, of sufficient length and dimensions, to be used as props and cap pieces, and shall deliver the same as required, with the miners’ empty car, so that the workmen may at all times be able to property secure said…
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