Chicago Edison Co. v. Moren
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. George A. Trude, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. George A. Trude, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming a judgment of the superior court of Cook county in an action brought by the appellee, against the Chicago Edison Company, to recover for the death of Thomas Moren, which occurred while the deceased was in the service of appellant as a laborer, removing brick from under a certain boiler belonging to appellant. The facts resulting in the death of Thomas Moren,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
The declaration contained five counts, but all of the counts except the fifth were practically abandoned and a recovery was had under that count. In the fifth count it was in substance averred that defendant was engaged in removing a certain large boiler in Chicago; that the removal was made under the superintendence of the foreman of the Merchants’ Transfer Company and the engineer of the appellant; that Thomas Moren was then and there in the employ of the appellant, the Chicago Edison Company, working as a laborer, and under the directions and orders of said foreman above mentioned and said…
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