Brennen v. Chicago & Carterville Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson county; the Hon. W. W. Duncan, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was a suit brought under the act in relation to Mines and Miners, hy appellee to recover damages for the death of her husband, Peter Brennen, which occurred in appellant’s mine in Williamson county, Illinois, under the following circumstances, as disclosed by the proof: z
On the date of his death, October 26, 1906, and for some two years prior thereto, Brennen was employed by appellant in its said mine as a pumpman. There was a main entry leading south from the bottom of the shaft and a short distance from where it left the shaft two entries, parallel with each other and a short distance…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. MayIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BachesIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Pennsylvania Co. v. KeaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co. v. StroffIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- St. Louis, Peoria & Northern Railway Co. v. DorseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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- Goen v. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913