Kumorowski v. Armour & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Adelor J. Petit, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1914. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goodwin
Abstract of the Decision. 1. Masteb and seevant, § 687*-—when evidence sufficient to sustain finding that master negligent in failing to guard elevator platform. In an action for personal injuries where the first count in a declaration charged negligence in the failure to construct walls or other protection around an elevator in the canning department of defendant’s -packing house, and there was proof that such elevator was open at both ends and used by foreigners, acting as common laborers in elevating trucks, which, when placed on the platform of such elevator left very narrow margin…
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