Legal Opinion

Webster Manufacturing Co. v. Nisbett

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 1903PublishedCited by 46 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on' appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin

Appellee recovered a judgment in the superior court of Cook county, against appellant, for §6000, in an action for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by him, while in the employ of appellant, "on September 23, 1897, which judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District. Appellant prosecutes a further appeal to this court to reverse the judgment below.

The declaration consists of five counts, in one or more of which it is alleged defendant negligently furnished and supplied plaintiff with an “old, insufficient, unsafe and dangerous tool with which to work;…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Marsh v. . ChickeringNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. Jenney Electric Light & Power Co. v. MurphyIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Missouri Furnace Co. v. AbendIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Illinois Steel Co. v. MannIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Meador v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Montgomery Coal Co. v. BarringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Koschman v. AshSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  3. Gunning System v. LapointeIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Johnson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1924
  5. American Tobacco Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910

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