Westville Coal Co. v. Milka
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Cir- cuit Court of Vermilion County; the Hon. Ferdinand Bookwalter, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burroughs
delivered the.opinion of the Court.
This was an action on the case by the appellee against the appellant to recover damages for a personal injury, commenced and prosecuted to judgment in the Circuit Court of Vermilion County. The trial was by jury, and a $100 verdict for the appellee.
The appellant brings the case to this court by appeal, and urges as grounds for reversal that the verdict is against the evidence, and that the court erred in its rulings on the instructions.
The declaration alleges that the appellant was operating a coal mine at Westville, Illinois, and used an engine and boilers…
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