Ashmore v. Charleston Light, Heat & Power Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of Coles County; the Hon. Frank K. Dunn, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Harker
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiff in error, while engaged as a laborer for the defendant, was badly injured by coming in contact with a live electric light wire. Upon the trial of a suit brought by him to recover damages for the injury, the court directed a verdict for the defendant, and subsequently rendered judgment against the plaintiff for costs.
The evidence in the record discloses the following facts: On the day the plaintiff was injured, he was sent to assist one Frank Miller, another employe of the defendant, in repairing certain telephone and…
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