Consolidated Coal Co. v. Shepherd
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. William Hartzell, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Myers
This suit was brought by appellee against appellant in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County to recover damages for injuries received while working as a coal miner in the employ of appellant. Appellant was operating a coal mine in Clinton County, and appellee was at the time of the injury, and for four years prior thereto had been, in its employ as a miner. In this mine there was a main entry running east and west, known as the 4th west entry. From this, rooms were opened to- the north and numbered consecutively from the east. In considering the evidence in this case we are concerned chiefly…
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