Eureka Coal Co. v. Braidwood

Citations

• 72 Ill. 625

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence—of thecondition of work long after its completion. Upon the question of the completion of a shaft in a coal mine in good condition, where it appeared that the work was finished and tendered on the 20th of November, evidence was offered to show the condition of the shaft in the month of January following, by the party for whom it was sunk, which the court refused to admit: Held, that the proof was properly excluded.</p> <p>2. Contract—acceptance of work done. Where a party engaged to sink a shaft for the purpose of mining coal, upon the land of another, and completed the work according to contract, he should not be prejudiced for the want of a formal acceptance by the party for whom the work was done.</p>