Hiles v. Hecla Coal & Coke Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Appellant’s plant bordered the Monongahela River. It consisted of coke ovens, tipple, power house, repair shop, other outbuildings and a river tipple with piers from which coal was shipped in barges.

Claimant’s husband was a night watchman on the premises. His duties were to light the barges, pump water from them and keep their boilers fired; on land he was to keep fires in the office, blacksmith shop and other buildings, to guard the coke, coke ovens, buildings and defendant’s plant generally. The company supplied him with a revolver, holster, belt and…