Karr Supply Co. v. Kroenig
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth. District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. B. H. Canby, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
Appellee brought this suit to recover damages for the loss of an arm while in the employ of defendant, letting a tank down the basement stairs of a building. He obtained a judgment for §3000, which was affirmed by the Appellate Court.
The ground of liability alleged was, that defendant failed to furnish plaintiff and the other servants employed in the work, with ropes and necessary appliances and sufficient help to properly and. safely perform the work, by reason whereof the tank slipped and fell upon plaintiff; that plaintiff had no knowledge of the necessity for said ropes and appliances and…
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