Trakal v. Heusner Baking Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brent ano, Judge, presiding. The following is the statement of facts which precedes the opinion of the Appellate Court in this case: “Appellee, a baker by trade, aged fifty-five years, was injured while in the employ of appellant. His hand was caught between two iron rollers of an appliance used for mixing dough.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brent ano, Judge, presiding. The following is the statement of facts which precedes the opinion of the Appellate Court in this case: “Appellee, a baker by trade, aged fifty-five years, was injured while in the employ of appellant. His hand was caught between two iron rollers of an appliance used for mixing dough. This doug'h-mixer was a machine made up of two cylinders, like the cylinders of a common wringing machine used on a wash-tub. They were in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
In this case the Appellate Court reversed the judgment of the Superior court of Cook county without remanding the cause; and in its judgment it made the following finding of facts: “The court finds that appellee was injured by reason of his own negligence; that appellant was guilty of no negligence which contributed to such injury; that appellee failed to use ordinary care and caution for his own safety, and, in consequence thereof, he received the injuries of which he complains, and that appellee assumed the risks incident to his employment, including those arising from the -use of this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hogan v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Fitzsimmons v. CassellIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Hancock v. Singer Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1898
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