Shickle-Harrison & Howard Iron Co. v. Beck
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Silas Cook, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Myers
Appellant, a corporation, was engaged in manufacturing steel and iron at East St. Louis, Illinois. It has in use for moving heavy articles a machine called a crane. A crane is two large steel girders forming an arch over the width of the room. The girders rest on wheels and run on a track, which is on both sides of the room, at a height of from twenty to twenty-five feet above the ground. The entire structure is supported by steel columns. The two girders composing the crane are about five feet apart. On top of these two girders is a track, and on this track is the hoist of the crane,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. DriscollIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Calvert v. CarpenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Landgraf v. KuhIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- First National Bank v. Ohio Casualty Ins.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1953
- Central Railway Co. v. KnowlesIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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