Welfelt v. Illinois Central Railroad

This was an action on the case brought by Abraham L. Welfelt, appellee, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, appellant, in the Circuit Court of Stephenson county, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him, while employed by appellant in its roundhouse in Freeport. The declaration consisted of four counts. The first alleged that, on July 3, 1907, appellant was possessed of and operated a roundhouse in which appellee was employed and that located in said building were certain windows; that appellant negligently permitted one of said windows to be…