Arkansas Smokeless Coal Co. v. Pippins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. J. J. Pippins instituted this action to recover damages for personal injuries of a permanent nature, sustained by him while in the service of the Smokeless Coal Company, in consequence of the alleged negligence of the defendant company. . J. J. Pippins was employed by the coal company on the 14th day of January, 1908. He first worked for the defendant company as a digger of…
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. J. J. Pippins instituted this action to recover damages for personal injuries of a permanent nature, sustained by him while in the service of the Smokeless Coal Company, in consequence of the alleged negligence of the defendant company. . J. J. Pippins was employed by the coal company on the 14th day of January, 1908. He first worked for the defendant company as a digger of coal. Then he w.as put to work as a driver.. When the coal is mined, it is hauled on a small car on a track. The tracks…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). Counsel for appellant insist that the court erred in not directing a verdict in favor of appellant. The law in regard to the negligence of the master in furnishing his servant with a vicious animal to work stands on the same footing as furnishing him a dangerous appliance. The rule is aptly stated by Mr. Thompson as follows: “But if a master furnishes for the use of the servant a horse or other animal of such a vicious nature that the servant is liable to be injured in consequence of its viciousness, the master will be liable if he. knew, or by the exercise…
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