McFarland v. Edmunds Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass oil the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John C. Garver, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action to recover for personal injuries. The plaintiff was engaged with otliers in the work of making changes in or repairing the building of defendant in error.
It is stated by the attorneys of the latter, that the roof of the original building was flat, sloping from front to rear, supported by rafters. The repairs or alterations involved the addition of two stories. To uphold these, holes were cut in the old roof, every sixteen feet, and posts, ten by ten inches square, were put in extending through the roof and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pullman Palace Car Co. v. LaackIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Frazer v. HoweIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Clark v. ListonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
- Roberts v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1898
- Chicago Edison Co. v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
3Cited by1 opinion
- Edmunds Manufacturing Co. v. McFarlandAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905