Staunton Coal Co. v. Menk
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macoupin County; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Harker
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee brought this suit to the September term, 1900, of the Macoupin Circuit Court, to recover damages resulting from the death of her husband, who was killed through the alleged negligence of appellant while working in its coal mine. There was a plea of not guilty filed on which issue was joined. Court convened on the 17th of September and the cause was tried, in the absence of appellant’s attorney, on the 10th of October, and a verdict returned against it, fixing the damages at $2,800.
On the 12th of November, appellant’s…
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