Heaton v. Murphy Coal & Iron Co.

This was an action for actionable negligence. The defendant sets up as a defense: “That upon its organization, the plaintiff herein was duly elected and constituted its vice-president and general manager, which position he occupied at the time of the • accident set forth in the complaint, and as such vice-president and general manager had exclusive charge, control and management of the defendant’s work, employees, business and machinery, and bad full authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary for the proper management of its business, which was that of mining and shipping iron…