Consolidation Coal Co. v. Deskins

Opinion of the Court by

William: Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming;

Plaintiff, Sidney Deskins, brought this suit against the defendant, Consolidation Coal Company, to recover damages for personal injuries. From a verdict and judgment in his favor for $500.00, the coal company appeals.

The facts are as follows: Plaintiff was an experienced miner and was engaged in the work of pulling stumps or robbing pillars in one of defendant’s mines at Van Lear. He was paid so much a ton for the coal gotten out and so much a yard for the slate removed. He was furbished with sufficient props and it was his…