Homersky v. Winkle Terra Cotta Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
The plaintiff below prosecutes this writ of error and assigns numerous errors, which govern the judgment of the Appellate Court and its finding of facts. The controlling facts found by the Appellate Court were, that the defendants in error the McEwens had a contract with the owner of the premises, who constructed the building on which the accident occurred; that the Winkle Terra Cotta Company was a sub-contractor of the McEwens, and an independent contractor for the purpose of furnishing material and setting the cornice upon the building; that, the plaintiff’s intestate, with others, at the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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