Mayeur v. J. R. Crowe Coal & Mining Co.

*124The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The action' was under the workmen’s compensation law, and was brought by the father of a deceased workman to recover compensation for the son’s death. Charles Mayeur, the plaintiff’s son, was 23 years of age. He lived at his father’s home, and was employed as a driver in one of the coal mines operated by the defendant. On the morning of July 22, 1917, when he left home to go to the mines, he was apparently in good condition and in sound health. At noon, when he came to eat dinner, he was limping; he continued work, until about 2:30 o’clock…