Turner v. Lovington Coal Mining Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. William G-. Cochran, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baume
delivered the opinion of the court.
The declaration in this case contains eleven counts, each of which in varying phraseology set forth, that on February 2, 1908, defendant was sinking a shaft for the purpose of developing a coal mine, which shaft had then reached a depth of 140 feet; that plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant as a laborer engaged in assisting to sink said shaft, and at the time of his injury was working on the night shift at the bottom of said shaft; that defendant had installed upon a platform in said shaft, about 15 feet from the bottom…
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