North Chicago Rolling Mill Co. v. Monka
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. Kirk Hawes, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by the appellee, against the appellant, on March 15, 1877, to recover damages for the loss of a portion of his right foot, in November, 1876, while in the employ of the appellant as a laborer about a certain blast furnace.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Kirk Hawes, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, brought by the appellee, against the appellant, on March 15, 1877, to recover damages for the loss of a portion of his right foot, in November, 1876, while in the employ of the appellant as a laborer about a certain blast furnace. A trial was had at the February term, 1879, resulting in a verdict and judgment for $4000, which was reversed on appeal to the Appellate Court, and the cause remanded. (4…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey
This is an action by Monka, against appellant, begun March 15, 1877, to recover damages for injury to his person, caused in November, 1876, while plaintiff was in the service of the corporation. The declaration originally filed attributed the injury to the fault of appellant, and in specifying that fault charged that appellant “carelessly and wrongfully furnished and permitted to remain in use” an insufficient and defective clamp, etc. While the suit was still pending, on October 2, 1880, plaintiff, by leave of court, filed an additional count, claiming damages for the same injury, and…
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