The Illinois Steel Co. v. Ryska
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch 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. Anton Ryska, the appellee, brought this action on the case in the superior court of Cook county against the Illinois Steel Company, the appellant, to recover for a personal injury suffered by him while in its employ.
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Appeal from the Branch 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. Anton Ryska, the appellee, brought this action on the case in the superior court of Cook county against the Illinois Steel Company, the appellant, to recover for a personal injury suffered by him while in its employ. The steel company had upon its premises several blast furnaces for the reduction of iron ore. They were cylindrical in form and about eighty feet high. The coke, lime and ore used in these furnaces were…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Appellant insists that the evidence failed to prove any negligence on its part; that the evidence proved conclusively that appellee assumed the risk of injury from the gas, and that he was guilty of contributory negligence. These are all questions of fact and are not reviewable in this court, if there was evidence tending to prove the allegations of the declaration. In support of its contention appellant says that it is apparent from the evidence that the presence of gas on the top of blast furnaces is a necessary and inevitable incident of the business, and that all men who have worked about…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Illinois Steel Co. v. SchymanowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Chicago & Erie Railroad v. MeechIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Meyer v. MeadIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
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- Adams v. Corvallis & E. R. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1915
- Alpha Portland Cement Co. v. CurziCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Chicago Union Traction Co. v. YarusIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
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