Boggs v. Blue Diamond Coal Co.

BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is a wrongful death action brought by the personal representatives of 15 coal miners, killed in a mine disaster, which occurred March 9,1976, when an alleged accumulation of methane gas exploded. Plaintiff, Mary Coots, is the administratrix of one of the deceased miners. The defendant is a mining company, claimed by the plaintiffs to be responsible for ventilation safety within the mine.

The matter presently before the court involves difficult issues which are of great importance to the individual plaintiff in the case, and also raise significant…