Gibraltar Coal Mining Company v. McCown

Opinion oe the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Affirming'.

In an action for damages for personal injuries sustained -while at, work in a mine of the Gibraltar Coal Mining Company, Louis McCown recovered judgment for $1,700, and the company has appealed. As grounds for reversal, it is urged that the trial court erred in admitting incompetent evidence and in instructing the jury.

Appellee who was employed as a coal loader by the company was injured by falling slate. At the time he received his injuries, he and his brother were engaged in loading coal near the face of the coal in a room about 125 feet…