Brooks v. Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeaf from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. ' ■
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The appellee was so seriously injured in appellant’s coal mine April 3, 1905, that his right leg was required to be amputated above the knee. He also claims to have sustained other injuries. He brought a suit against appellant for damages on account of said injuries and secured a verdict and judgment in the circuit court for $5000, which have been affirmed by the Appellate Court, and appellant prosecutes a further appeal to this court.
At the time of his injury appellee was engaged, and had been for thrée months previous, in driving a mule at night in moving machinery, cleaning up entries,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Western Stone Co. v. MuscialIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Aurora & Geneva Railway Co. v. HarveyIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co. v. MoranIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago R. R. v. Trustees of Illinois Institution for the Education of the BlindIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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