Roloff v. Luer Bros. Packing & Ice Co.
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.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan
Appellant insists on this appeal that this case is wholly without merits, that the deceased knew all about the location of the Ball ice machine and its dangers and assumed the risk by continuing in his employment without complaint. The proof utterly fails to support either the third or the fourth counts of the declaration. The evidence does not tend to show, so far as we can find, that the plank were too heavy for one man to handle. While it does show that there were several obstacles that made the placing of the plank in the stairway somewhat difficult, still it does show that while he had…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cox v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- Callaway v. SpurgeonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. StaffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
3Cited by1 opinion
- Roloff v. Luer Bros. Packing & Ice Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913