Cobb Chocolate Co. v. Knudson
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. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding.
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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. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. This is an action of trespass on the case by appellee, plaintiff below, against appellant, a corporation, defendant below, in the superior court of Cook county, to recover damages claimed by appellee for injuries sustained "by him on September 15, 1899, while working for appellant in its chocolate factory in the city of Chicag'o. Appellee was injured b;r his fingers getting caught in the ■uncovered, revolving cog-wheels of a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ricks
The jury having returned a verdict in favor of appellee, on which judgment was. duly entered by the court, and that judgment having been affirmed by the Appellate Court, all questions of fact are conclusively settled, except in so far as the same may be considered by this court for the purpose of determining whether there was evidence tending to support plaintiff’s cause of action as alleged in his declaration, which question is presented by the presentation and refusal of appellant’s peremptory instruction, and said refusal being assigned by the appellant as error.
The appellee testified that…
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