Legal Opinion

Norton Bros. v. Sczpurak

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 5, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sears

Appellee, a young woman employed as a press-hand, brought suit to recover for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from negligence of appellant, her employer, a manufacturing company. A verdict and judgment in her favor resulted.

The appellant was engaged in the manufacture of tinware, and used a large number of machines of somewhat similar construction to the one upon Avhich appellee Avas injured. The machine or press at which appellee was at work Avhen injured, was a press or stamp for the purpose of stamping into the shape desired various portions of the timvare manufactured by…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sack v. DoleseIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Zjednoczenie v. SadeckiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Vance v. Monroe Drug Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909
  2. Mallen v. WaldowskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
  3. National Enameling & Stamping Co. v. KinderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
  4. Ratkowski v. R. J. Kittredge & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1917

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