Rock Island Coal Mining Co. v. Galvin

This action was commenced by defendants in error to recover damages for the death of Clifford Galvin, who was employed as a miner by the plaintiff in error. The parties will be referred to as plaintiffs and defendant, as they appeared in the trial court. The defendant urges that the verdict "was not supported by sufficient evidence, and contends that the evidence shows that the deceased met his death because of his own negligence while attempting to tamp a brushing shot with a steel scraper. It was the contention of the plaintiffs that the deceased met his death because of the negligence of…