Gartside Coal Co. v. Turk

This action was brought by appellee to recover damages for an injury sustained while trying to start a single-cylindered engine of appellant.

The engine ivas used to operate the shaker that screened the coal as it was brought up from the mine. Occasionally the engine would stop on the center, when it had to be pushed off by hand. It had so stopped and was being started at the time of the injury here complained of.

It ivas in charge of one Biggs, who Avas stationed some feet above the engine and operated it by a rod extending doAvn to the throttle valve. BeloAV, and a short distance from the…