Consolidated Coal Co. v. Seniger
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of Macoupin County; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harker
This is an appeal from a judgment of $3,000, recovered by appellee for injuries sustained by him as an employe in appellant’s coal mine.
Appellant owns a coal mine at Staunton, Illinois, operated by a shaft 305 feet deep. On the 14th day of May, 1897, while appellee and seven other men were being lowered into the mine, the cage in which they were being conveyed fell from near the middle of the shaft to the bottom with such force that the right leg of appellee was broken in two places, and his left leg, hip and back were seriously injured. The declaration contains three counts.- The first…
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