Mount Nebo Anthracite Coal Co. v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pope Circuit Court. Wirriam L,. Moose, Judge. The court’s instruction on the question of safe appliances was abstract and misleading. 68 Ark. 316; 56 Ark. 237; 65 Ark. 98; 60 Ark. 442; 59 Ark. 98; 58 Ark. 324; 54 Ark. 389; 54 Ark. 483. The injury was the result of an assumed risk. 54 Ark. 289; 45 Ark. 318; 35 Ark. 602; 66 Ark. 237; 59 Ark. 465^48 Ark. 460; 46 Ark. 555; 44 Ark. 524. It was appellee’s duty to observe conditions and report any signs of danger…
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Appeal from Pope Circuit Court. Wirriam L,. Moose, Judge. The court’s instruction on the question of safe appliances was abstract and misleading. 68 Ark. 316; 56 Ark. 237; 65 Ark. 98; 60 Ark. 442; 59 Ark. 98; 58 Ark. 324; 54 Ark. 389; 54 Ark. 483. The injury was the result of an assumed risk. 54 Ark. 289; 45 Ark. 318; 35 Ark. 602; 66 Ark. 237; 59 Ark. 465^48 Ark. 460; 46 Ark. 555; 44 Ark. 524. It was appellee’s duty to observe conditions and report any signs of danger observed. 42 111. App. 619; 44 Ark. 524. If there was bad air, it was the fault of appellee. 133 Ala. 279; 59 Ark. 465. Where…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
John W. Williamson brought this action against the Mt. Nebo Anthracite Coal Company, alleging in his complaint that the defendant employed him to labor as a miner in a coal, mine that it was operating in Pope County, in this State ; that on a certain morning while he was so employed its “pit boss” made an inspection of the mine, and marked “O. K.” on the wall, to indicate that the mine was free from gas, when in fact it was not, but was in a dangerous condition; and that on that morning at 8 o’clock, after the inspection, when he was entering his room to work, a gas explosion occurred, and he…
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