Illinois Steel Co. v. Hanson

Mr. Presiding Justice Windes

delivered the opinion of the court.

For appellant it is contended that the declaration does not state- a cause of action, in that it fails to allege that to cool the cobbles with water would cause them to act differently than if cooled without water, and that it fails to allege facts from which it could be said that the defendant, in the exercise of ordinary and reasonable care ought to have apprehended that to cool the cobbles with water or to fail to warn the plaintiff thereof, would likely endanger the latter.

Without attempting to follow counsel through all the…