McMasters v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Homer Abbott, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
This is an appeal from a judgment against defendant for personal injuries.
Material facts are in substance as follows: Plaintiff was employed by the defendant in the latter’s" roundhouse at Elsdon, Illinois. In the roundhouse there was an excavation or pit over which engines were placed in order to be repaired. Upon the 14th of November, 1905, plaintiff, who was a machinist, was directed by his foreman to go into this pit and take the “jacket” off of an engine which had been somewhat damaged by an accident. The engine was already in position over the pit. It had been found necessary in order…
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- Allen B. Wrisley Co. v. BurkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Springfield Boiler & Manufacturing Co. v. ParksIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- James S. Kirk & Co. v. JajkoIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Byrne v. Marshall Field & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
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- Hurzon v. SchmitzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931