Farnon v. Silver King Coalition Mines Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Third. District; Hon. T. D. Lewis,- Judge. Action by James Farnon against the Silver King Coalition Mines Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThurman, J.
The respondent, a miner, was severely injured while in the employment of defendant corporation in one of its mines in Park City, Utah. His place of work was on the 600-foot level of what is known as the Alliance Tunnel. His mode of ingress and egress to and from his place of work was by means of a vertical double compartment shaft extending from the 500-foot level downward in which a cage was operated by an engineer - employed by the defendant company. The cage was operated by means of an electric engine controlled and manipulated by the engineer, whose place of work was on the 500-foot…
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