High Splint Coal Co. v. Ramey's Adm'x

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Reversing.

Henry Ramey, employed as a -watchman by the appellant, High Splint Coal Company, was accidentally killed. His administratrix has recovered a judgment for $3,500 against the company.

The company was erecting a new tipple by using two shifts of carpenters. The night shift went off duty at 4:30 o’clock in the morning and the day shift went to work one hour later. Ramey had been directed to be there when the night., crew quit so that he could guard the tools during the intervening hour. On the morning of the accident he came about 4 o ’clock.…