Boner v. Peabody Coal Co.

Dianna Boner (Boner) filed an 18-count complaint in St. Clair County on July 11, 1988, on behalf of Douglas Boner (Douglas) against Peabody Coal Company, Peabody Development Company, Peabody Holding Company, Inc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as Peabody), and Jimmy Bayer (Bayer). Boner seeks recovery for the injuries and death of her son, Douglas, which resulted when Douglas dove into a water-filled abandoned strip mine and struck his head on an underwater protrusion. Peabody allegedly owns, and Bayer allegedly leases, the property on which the incident occurred. The property is…