Southern Mining Company v. Clayton

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Logan

Reversing.

The appellee, Charles F. Clayton, is a physician and surgeon. The Southern Mining Company is a corporation engaged in the production of coal. Dr. Clayton was the mine physician employed by those working for appellant. The employees of appellant who had selected Dr. Clayton as the mine physician voted to dispense with his services in February, 1929, and gave him notice to that effect. He was residing in a house belonging to appellant which had been provided for the use of the mine physician. When the employees dispensed with the services of Dr.…