Madison v. Wedron Silica Co.

This is an appeal by the Wedron Silica Company (herein called the defendant) from a judgment upon a verdict in the circuit court of LaSalle county in favor of Oscar Madison, the defendant’s employee (herein called the plaintiff). Oscar afterwards died, and his widow, Elizabeth Madison, as administratrix, has been substituted in his stead.

The plaintiff’s declaration contained counts based upon a willful violation of sections 1 and 13 of the Occupational Disease act. One other count was based upon “An act in relation to employments creating poisonous fumes or dust in harmful quantities, and to…