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Morris v. Stanfield

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 10, 1899PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Trespass on tile Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Martin W. Schaeffer, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington

This is an action by Howard A. Stanfield, a minor, by his father as next friend, against defendants, to recover for personal injuries received while in their employ in their slaughtering establishment near East St. Louis.

The declaration as amended contains four counts. The first alleged that the machine with which plaintiff was required to work was an improperly and dangerously constructed machine; that the saw set in the table was thirteen inches in diameter, uncovered and unprotected under and above the table; one-third of the saw revolved above and two-thirds below the surface of the…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Inland Steel Co. v. YedinakIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Rolin v. . Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  3. J. Ray Arnold Lumber Corp. v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  4. Elk Cotton Mills v. GrantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  5. Perry v. TozerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903

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