Krisman v. Johnston City & Big Muddy Coal & Mining Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson county; the Hon. A. E. Somebs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1914.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Higbee
delivered the opinion of the court.
Matt Krisman, a coal miner, brought this suit against The Johnston City and Big Muddy Coal & Mining Company to recover damages for personal injuries received by him while working in the coal mine of said Company in Williamson county. There were five counts in the declaration, but the last three were excluded from the jury and the verdict, which was for $2,000, was based on the negligence charged in the first two counts.
The first alleged that on July 30, 1912, appellee was working in one of the rooms of appellant’s mine, the roof…
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