Casey v. J. W. Reedy Elevator Mfg. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baker
delivered the opinion of file court.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for $5,000 recovered by the administrator of Carl J. Kokum, in an action on the case for wrongfully causing the death of Kokum.
The owners of a certain five story building in Chicago in which was a steam freight elevator were engaged in adding two stories to the building. Defendant contracted with the owners to extend the elevator to the top of the new part of the building, and to replace the steam operating machinery with electrical machinery and appliances necessary for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Simmons v. Chicago & Tomah RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
3Cited by3 opinions
- Casey v. J. W. Reedy Elevator Mfg. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- Henke v. Deere & Mansur Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- Kennedy v. Chicago & Carterville Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913