Daugherty v. Scandia Coal Co.

The claimant is a coal miner in the employ of the appellant coal company. It is conceded that he was injured while in the employ of said company, by a small piece of coal or dirt, getting into his right eye. Following the injury, and as a result thereof,. ]le j0g£ j^g gf thjg eyg_ J.Jg alre'ady lost 75 per cent of the vision in his left eye, prior to this injury.

Two questions are presented on this appeal: (1) The alleged willful and unreasonable misconduct of the appellee in regard to the care of the eye after'the injury; and (2) the amount of the award, if any, that should be allowed.

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