Simmons v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 1, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., Nov. T., 1906, No. 28, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William H. Simmons v. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.
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Appeal, No. 1, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., Nov. T., 1906, No. 28, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William H. Simmons v. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Brumm, J. See Reeder v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co., 231 Pa. 563, and Pauza v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co., 231 Pa. 577. From the record it appeared that the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, in August, 1904, installed in a tunnel used for transportation of coal and other material at its Primrose Colliery an electric haulage system. This tunnel was driven…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This case requires but brief consideration. It arises out of the same facts as Reeder v. Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 231 Pa. 563, and Pauza v. Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 231 Pa. 577. The plaintiff in the present case was one of a number of employees of the defendant company who entered its mine on the morning of December 16, 1905, and was injured by the explosion of a keg of powder, carried by one James Smith, another employee, which came in contact with the electric haulage wire. The questions in the case on which the liability of the defendant turned were:…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pauza v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Reeder v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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- Dobra v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Barnes & Tucker Coal Co. v. VozarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1915
- Chamberaeti v. Susquehanna Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918