Morden Frog & Crossing Works v. Fries

Adolph Fries, the appellee, brought this action on the case against Morden Frog and Crossing Works, a corporation, the appellant, in the superior court of Cook county, and by his declaration alleged that the defendant was a manufacturer of heavy railroad supplies, and had in its shop a punching or shearing machine used for punching holes in iron or steel plates; that plaintiff operated said machine as a servant of the defendant and was required to throw the machine in gear by putting his foot on a lever; that the clutch for throwing the machine in gear was old and worn and unfit for the…