Karkowski v. LaSalle County Carbon Coal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edgar Eldredge, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1909,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Willis
John Karkowski, appellee, worked in a mine of the La Salle County Carbon Coal Company, appellant, as a mule driver. The mine was operated by means of a perpendicular shaft below the surface of the earth, and \by main entryways and passageways leading at right angles from the bottom of the shaft, and by other passageways and entryways, with rooms driven off and leading away from said main entryways to the face of the coal. On June 8, 1907, appellee was driving a mule drawing two cars of coal called a “trip,” and riding on the left hand side of the front car. When the mule came to the door in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Catlett v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
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- Davis v. Illinois Collieries Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Olson v. Kelly Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
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