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Gibbons v. Chapin & Gore

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 22, 1909No. Gen. No. 14,345PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Action in case for personal injuries. Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel C. Stoush, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom

This is an action on the case for personal injuries happening to the plaintiff while working as a laborer for the contracting plasterers, McNulty Brothers, in the construction of a building for the defendant, Chapin & Gore, of which the defendant William Adams Company is said to have been the general contractor.

The declaration consists of three counts, in the first of which is set out an ordinance of the city of Chicago, requiring- floors to be constructed on each floor of buildings of certain character while in the course of construction, said to have been violated. A part of said ordinance…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pioneer Fireproof Construction Co. v. HansenIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Geist v. Rothschild & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1900
  3. Hawes v. SternheimAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Perez v. Baltimore and Ohio R. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
  2. Beasley v. BondSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
  3. Trecartin v. Mahony-Troast Construction Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
  4. Lawton v. Morgan, Fliedner & BoyceOregon Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Switow v. McDougalIndiana Supreme Court · 1916

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