Jackson v. Industrial Commission

On December 24, 1917, defendant in error, Alfred T. Richter, was injured while employed by plaintiff in error, William J. Jackson, receiver of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, and while re-building or repairing the end of a car, for which purpose he was using a rivet-reaming machine. The injury was caused by a piece of steel shaving striking him in the eye. He notified the foreman of his injury, who sent him to Dr. Weidner, the company’s doctor, who removed two foreign substances from the eye. As this doctor was only a general practitioner he sent Richter to Dr. Mundt, the…