Muren Coal & Ice Co. v. Copeland
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Gibson Circuit Court; O. M. Welborn, Judge. Action by Bertha Copeland against the Murin Ice and Coal Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRabb, J.
Appellant operates a coal mine in this State. Appellee’s decedent was engaged as a coal miner in appellant’s service; and, while so engaged, was billed by a large piece of slate or stone that fell from the roof of the mine where said decedent was engaged at worb, and this action was brought to recover damages on account of his death, on *232the ground that the death was occasioned by the negligence of appellant. The case was put at issue, and a jury trial was had, resulting in a general verdict in favor of appellee. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment was rendered on…
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