Legal Opinion
Fitzpatrick v. Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 3, 1889PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. A. N. Waterman, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtGary, J.
The railroad company, defendants in error, own railway tracks ending at a large station in the city of Chicago and called the Dearborn station. They let a contract for erecting a “ train shed ” which, although no plans or specifications are shown in the record, must have been on a large scale, as the price was $67,000. The contractors sub-let the .construction of the roof. The deceased, John Fitzpatrick was employed by the Pullman Palace Car Company in cleaning their cars which went in and out of that station.
As Fitzpatrick was passing under a part of the roof in process of construction a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chicago City v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1863
- Scammon v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
- Pfau v. WilliamsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Kepperly v. RamsdenIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. HennessyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1885
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