Indiahoma Refining Co. v. Industrial Commission

Defendant in error, John Bynum, an unmarried man, suffered a broken leg by jumping from a railroad car from which he was unloading coal at the plant of the Indiahoma Refining Company. An award was made against said company, and this writ of error is prosecuted to review the judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair county confirming that award.

Bynum testified that he was fifty-three years old; that he was employed to shovel coal from the cars to the bin of plaintiff in error; that he had worked about three weeks; that he was hired by Walter King; that King paid him so much for each car he…