Illinois Central Railroad v. Aland

This is an action on the case, begun in the circuit court of Cook county by Charles Aland, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, to recover for an injury sustained by him while working" as a mixer of concrete, in the construction of a viaduct across the tracks of the appellant company in the city of Chicago. The viaduct was being built by the J. L. Fulton Company, and appellee was a servant in its employ. Sand, cement and other materials to be used in the construction of the work were brought by the appellant company upon cars and left standing upon its tracks, convenient to the…