Sargent Co. v. Baublis

Appellee recovered a judgment in the superior court of Cook county against appellant for damages on account of the bursting of a grindstone, by which his leg was broken, while he was engaged in the foundry of appellant grinding a “knuckle,” which is an appliance weighing about sixty pounds, for coupling cars. The Appellate Court for the First District affirmed the judgment.

The declaration contains two counts, to which the defendant pleaded the general issue, and on the trial the court instructed the jury that the plaintiff could not recover under the second count. The judgment is based upon…