Wirta v. North Butte Mining Co.

The plaintiff, John Wirta, brought this action against the defendant, the North Butte Mining Company, a corporation, and its superintendent, Norman Braly, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while underground in the Speculator mine, a mining property operated by the North Butte Mining Company, due to a fire in the mine and the failure to provide sufficient exits in case of a fire.-

At the trial, after the opening statement of plaintiff’s counsel and the plaintiff had been sworn as a witness in his own behalf, defendants interposed an objection to the introduction of any…