Lone Star Lignite Mining Co. v. Caddell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hopkins County; R. L. Porter, Judge. Action by Mrs. Lelia Caddell and another against the Lone Star Lignite Mining Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
In 1909 the appellant owned and was operating a lignite mine in Hopkins county, and on the 13th day of July of that *842year John Caddell, one of its employes, was killed while at work in the mine by the caving in of the earth from above. Appellees are the widow and child of Caddell, and bring this suit to recover damages sustained by reason of his death.
The negligence relied on as a ground of recovery is the failure of the appellant to furnish the deceased a safe place in which to work — the failure to exercise proper care in propping the roof of the mine so as to prevent its caving in while he…
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- Rowden v. Schoenherr-Walton Mining Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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