Parks v. Northwestern University
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action' on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; .the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding. 1 Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
The record in this case presents the question whether the appellee, Northwestern University, is liable to one of its students who paid to it a sum of money for his tuition, for an injury received by him while pursuing his studies in its. chemical laboratory resulting from the negligence of the professor or instructor in charge, there being no allegation or charge in the declaration that the defendant was negligent in the selection or appointment of such professor or instructor.
The declaration charges the loss of an eye of the plaintiff, through the negligence of the professor, when the…
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