Village of Montgomery v. Robertson
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. H. B. Willis, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
While defendant in error was in the employ of plaintiff in error as a laborer, shoveling gravel in a gravel pit, his leg was broken by the falling of a gravel bank. He sued his employer for resulting damages and recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Kane county, which has been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the Second District.
The declaration is of great length, containing eight counts, but its charges may be summarized as follows: (1) That the gravel pit was a dangerous place to work, which was known to defendant and unknown to plaintiff; (2) that defendant failed to perform its…
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