Henrietta Coal Co. v. Martin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County; the Hon. Charles T. Moore, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court'at the February term, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Creighton
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action in case, in the Circuit Court of Madison County, by appellee against appellant, to recover for a personal injury sustained by appellee while in the service of appellant as a coal miner. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $8,500. '
The amended declaration upon which the case was tried, consists of three counts based upon sections 16 and 18 of the Mine and Miners’ Act. The first charges a wilful failure to “provide a sufficient supply of props, caps and timbers,” as provided in section 16. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co. v. MoranIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
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