Herricks v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit court of Vermilion county; the Hon. E. R. E. Kimbrough, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1911.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Philbrick
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff, by his next friend, August Herricks, brings this action to recover for the loss of an eye, the sight of which was destroyed by alleged negligence of the defendant in furnishing and permitting plaintiff to use and work with a tool known as a set hammer, which it is alleged had been repaired and remade by the defendant in a negligent and improper manner. The beneficiary plaintiff was a minor nineteen years old, and will be referred to hereafter as. plaintiff.
The declaration contains several counts, and alleges the head…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Duerst v. St. Louis Stamping Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Noble v. Bessemer Steamship Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1901
- Vant Hul v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
3Cited by1 opinion
- Newell v. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1926