William Grace Co. v. Kane
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for negligence. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gaby, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
The contentions of appellant’s counsel are that appellant was not guilty of negligence, that appellee assumed the risk of the work, and that the court erred in the admission of evidence for appellee, and in refusal to take the case from the jury.
Appellee was employed by appellant January 13, 1904, after the appellant’s other employes had been working sometime in clearing away the wreckage. He worked all day on the 13th and worked a little more than an hour on the 14th, when the accident happened. He testified that Allen, who was foreman under the head foreman, Martin, told him to get a stone…
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- Simmons v. Chicago & Tomah RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Clark v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Western Wrecking & Lumber Co. v. O'DonnellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
- Peoria, D. & E. Ry. Co. v. HardwickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
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