Sauder v. Richards Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Duane J. Carnes, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1911. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Willis
On July 14, 1909, George Sauder was running a punch press in the machine shop of Richards Manufacturing Company, in the city of Aurora, in Kane county, and while so engaged, had two of the fingers of his left hand caught in the machinery and amputated. He brought this suit against Richards Manufacturing Company to recover damages for said injuries and, upon, a jury trial, received a verdict and a judgment for $1,500, from which defendant below appeals.
The punch press, on which appellee was working at the time of the injury complained of, consisted of an upper and a lower die and a foot lever,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. LawlorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907