Branson v. Clover Fork Coal Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

William Branson brought this suit by his next friend against the appellee Coal Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while working as a miner in a mine operated by it.

The case went to trial before a jury, and upon the conclusion of the evidence in behalf of Branson, the court directed a verdict for the Coal Company.

The petition, after alleging that Branson was under twenty-one years of age, charged that while he was employed in the mine digging coal, a large quantity of slate fell from the roof at a point between where he was…