Kennedy v. Chicago & Carterville Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson county; the Hon. Benjamin W. Pope, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1912.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice McBride
delivered the opinion of the court.
A judgment was obtained in the Circuit Court of Williamson county against the defendant for $3,000, to reverse which this appeal is prosecuted.
On May 7,1911, John Kennedy was killed in the defendant’s mine by the falling of coal' and slate from the roof of the entry which he was engaged at the time in taking down. There was a low place in the roadway in the seventh north entry off the fourth east entry in defendant’s mine, which place was wet and muddy and interfered to some extent with the operation of the motor used in hauling…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Goldie v. WernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
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- Himrod Coal Co. v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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- Casey v. J. W. Reedy Elevator Mfg. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1908
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