Springer v. Ford
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This is an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for an injury to his person. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, which judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District.
The plaintiff was in the employ of the Kinsella Glass Company, a tenant of the defendant, occupying the sixth floor of an eight-story building" of which the defendant is the owner, located on Canal street, in the city of Chicago. The building was equipped with a passenger and a freight elevator, both of which were operated and controlled by the defendant. The…
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