Vandalia Coal Co. v. Ringo
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Knox Circuit Court; Benjamin M. Willoughby, Judge. Action by Nathan W. Ringo, administrator of the estate of James Cross, deceased, against the Vandalia Coal Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtIbach, J.
This is an action for the wrongful death of appellee’s decedent while working in appellant’s coal mine. The negligence charged is the failure on the part of appellant to supply and circulate sufficient air in its mine as required by statute.
The complaint is in two paragraphs. A demurrer to each for want of facts was overruled, and such rulings are separately assigned as error. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee for $600. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled and such ruling is also assigned as error. The sufficiency of appellant’s brief to present any question…
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- March v. MarchIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
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