Mitchell v. Phillips Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monroe District Court. — Seneca Cornell, Judge. Action to recover damages for the death of intestate, which resulted from a fall of slate in defendant’s mine. Trial to a jury, and at the close of all the testimony, the trial court sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
1. Master and servant: Workmen’s Compensation Act: rejection of act: presumption of master’s negligence : force and effect. It is alleged in the petition that plaintiff’s intestate was an employee of the defendant as a coal miner, and, while in the performance of his work in the mine, he sustained an injury by a fall of slate, causing injuries which resulted in his death; that the defendant company had, prior to the injury, rejected the terms of the Iowa Workmen’s Compensation Law. The answer alleges that the injuries sustained by deceased were not caused by any negligence or fault on the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Meyer v. HouckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Ames v. Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Taylor v. Star Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Thayer v. Smoky Hollow Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Crawford v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. RobySupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Reid v. Automatic Electric Washer Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Bruce Baker v. bridgestone/firestone and Old Republic InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
- Stiles v. Des Moines Council Boy Scouts of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- Elks v. ConnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.