Legal Opinion

Ryan v. Armour

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1897PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

Plaintiff in error sued defendants in error for injuries to the first finger of his right hand, caused by striking the finger on a hook while in their service hanging hogs’ tongues on hooks in a cooling room. When the evidence was all in, the defendants, claiming that such evidence was not sufficient to sustain a verdict for the plaintiff, asked for an instruction directing a verdict in their favor, and the court gave it. A verdict was returned accordingly, and judgment was entered. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment, and thereupon certified that the “cause involves questions of law of…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. GillisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. German-American Lumber Co. v. HannahSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
  3. Stahl v. DowAppellate Court of Illinois · 1947
  4. Frink v. PottsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
  5. Green Engineering Co. v. RosinskiIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914

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