Monmouth Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Erling

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren county; the Hon. John J. Glenn, Judge, presiding. This is an action by appellee, against appellant, on account of personal injuries caused by a defect in machinery furnished by appellant for use in its factory where appellee was employed. The injury occurred while appellee was shoveling clay out of a pan about eight feet wide and fifteen inches deep, used for the purpose of mixing and tempering the clay. The mixing and tempering were chiefly done by heavy iron wheels moving…