Hart v. Penwell Coal Mining Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from City Court of Pana; the Hon. Jqsiah P. Hodge, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ramsay
Mary Hart, widow, and Maggie, Mamie, Emma and Oneita Hart, children of Louis Hart, deceased, brought suit in the city court of Pana against the Penwell Coal Mining Company to recover for damages sustained by them through the death of said Louis Hart, alleged to have resulted from the wilful failure of the coal mining company to observe the statute relating to mines and miners. There was a verdict upon which judgment was rendered in favor of appellees in the sum of $5,000 and the coal mining company appealed.
Appellees’ right of recovery was based upon the claim that the death of Louis Hart,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Beard v. SkeldonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wilcox v. Warren Construction Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1919
- McFadden v. Saint Paul Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913
- Legru v. Penwell Coal Mining Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909