Legal Opinion

Consolidated Coal Co. v. Seniger

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1899PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Macoupin county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court in favor of appellee, against appellant, thereby settling all controverted questions of fact in favor of appellee, and the judgment of the Appellate Court is now under review for the purpose of determining" whether its conclusions were correct upon the errors of law assigned.

The suit is for damages on account of injuries received by plaintiff while employed in defendant’s coal mine at Staunton, Illinois. On the morning of May 14, 1897, the plaintiff, with seven others, got into the cage at the top of the shaft, which is three…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Western Stone Co. v. WhalenIllinois Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Easley v. Apollo Detective Agency, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  2. Southern Pac. Co. v. HetzerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
  3. Griffin v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1913
  4. T. Towles & Co. v. MilesTennessee Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Bokoshe Smokeless Coal Co. v. MoreheadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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