Munn v. L. Wolff Mfg. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook. County; the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Appellant sued to recover for a personal injury. The Superior Court at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, upon motion of appellee’s attorney instructed the jury to find a verdict for the defendant, which was done.
The declaration charges a violation of a city ordinance as follows : “ In every factory, workshop or other place or structure where machinery is employed, the belting, shafting, gearing, elevators, and every other thing, when so located as to endanger the lives and limbs of those employed therein while in the discharge of their duties, shall be, as far as practicable, so covered…
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- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. DunleavyIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- O'Maley v. South Boston Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Knisley v. . PrattNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Howe v. MedarisIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Swift & Co. v. FueIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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