Illinois Terra Cotta Lumber Co. v. Hanley
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Leslie D. Puterbaugh, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ball
Appellee was in the employ of appellant as a common laborer. The latter was engaged in the construction of a ten-story steel frame building in the city of Chicago. The frame was up and most of the floors were laid at the time of the accident, but the space where the ninth floor would be was still open. The frame was built in sections about sixteen feet square, at the corners of each of which were upright steel columns supporting the building. In the holes in these columns, intended for the insertion of “I” beams to support the ninth floor, wooden stringers were placed, and upon these…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. HinesIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- City of LaSalle v. KostkaIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Pennsylvania Co. v. EllettIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Swift & Co. v. RutkowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- People ex rel. Cairo & St. Louis Railroad v. Board of SupervisorsIllinois Supreme Court · 1879