Beckman v. Consolidation Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Hon. J. K. Johnson, Judge. Plaintiff alleges that be is administrator of the estate of "William B. Johnson, deceased; that said Johnson came to his death while in the employ of defendant, because of certain specified acts of negligence on the part of defendant, wherefore he asks to recover damages.
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Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Hon. J. K. Johnson, Judge. Plaintiff alleges that be is administrator of the estate of "William B. Johnson, deceased; that said Johnson came to his death while in the employ of defendant, because of certain specified acts of negligence on the part of defendant, wherefore he asks to recover damages. Defendant answered, denying generally, and alleging a waiver by the deceased as to the matters alleged as negligence, and that he was guilty of contributory negligence. At the close of all the evidence, the court, on motion, directed a verdict for the…
1Opinion of the CourtGtven, J.
I. The defendant was engaged in operating a coal mine, and the deceased was employed by the defendant to perform certain duties in the mine, and while so employed was struck and run upon by a loaded car, and killed. The following statement as to the arrangement of the mine, the duties of deceased, and the manner in which the accident occurred, will be sufficient for a correct understanding of the case: The mine was reached by a shaft in which two cages or elevators were operated, which we designate as the east and the west cage. From the bottom of the shaft the main entry extended, south,…
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