Republic Iron & Steel Co. v. Lee
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. W. H. C-EST, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. W. H. C-EST, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the Second District affirming a judgment for $10,000 rendered by the circuit court of Rock Island county against the Republic Iron and Steel Company, appellant, in an action for personal injuries brought by William A. Lee, the appellee, against appellant and Joseph Worker. The declaration consisted of three counts. The first count alleged that on September 11,…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Scott
delivered the opinion of the court:
Appellant contends that there was á misjoinder of defendants in the suit brought by the appellee against it and Worker, and that its motion in arrest of judgment should therefore have been sustained. In this connection a number of authorities are cited from foreign States and two from the Appellate Courts of this State as sustaining the proposition that a master and servant cannot be joined as defendants in an action for personal injuries where the master can only be held liable on account of the negligence of the servant with whom he…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Libby, McNeill & Libby v. SchermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. HeereyIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Sargent Co. v. BaublisIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Browne v. SiegelIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Plymouth Gold Mining Co. v. Amador & Sacramento Canal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Chmielewski v. MarichIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. AbernathySupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Bunyan v. American Glycerin Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1923
- Holcomb v. MageeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1920
- McLaughlin v. Chief Consol. Mining Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1923
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