Mertens v. Southern Coal & Mining Co.

This was an action on the case commenced by the ap-pellee, against the appellant, in the circuit court of St. Clair county, to, recover damages for- an injury to his person alleged to have been sustained by him while engaged as a coal miner in appellant’s coal mine, in consequence of a portion of the roof of the room in which he was at work fallr ing upon him. A trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the appellee for the sum of $8000, upon which the court renr dered judgment for $6000 after requiring a remittitur of $2000, which judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court for the…