DeFrates v. Central Union Telephone Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
DeFrates, appellee herein, recovered a judgment for $1500 against the Central Union Telephone Company in the circuit court of Sangamon county. The Appellate Court for the Third District affirmed the judgment below, and the telephone company has prosecuted a further appeal to this court.
The action was in case for a personal injury received by appellee, caused by the fall of a telephone pole which appellee had climbed for the purpose of cutting the wires loose so that the pole could, be taken down. The first count of the declaration charges that appellant was the owner of and operating a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McIsaac v. Northampton Electric Lighting Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Flood v. . Western Union Telegraph CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- McGorty v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- In re Keniston's WillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1901
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hulse v. Home Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1912
- Beard v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1927
- DeFrates v. Central Union Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913