Jacobs v. Madison Coal Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. W. E. Hadley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1911.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shirley
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was' an action by appellees, Thomas and Martha Jacobs, parents of Andrew J. Jacobs, to recover damages resulting to them from the death of Andrew which resulted from injuries received in the mine of appellant where he was employed as driver. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellees for the sum of $1,999.90.
After appellant’s motion for a new trial had been overruled, it made a motion in arrest of judgment based on several grounds, the main ground urged in the argument being that the declaration did…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Aetitus v. Spring Valley Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Hamilton v. Spring Valley Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- Mengelkamp v. Consolidated Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912