Consolidation Coal Co. v. Hamilton

*394Opinion op the Court by

'Chiee Justice Miller

Reversing.

This appeal is from a verdict and judgment awarding the appellee $1,250.00 in damages for personal injuries received while operating a coal cutting machine in appellant’s mine, at Yan Lear, Ky.

The petition alleged that while the appellee was working in appellant’s mine on January 9th, 1914, appellant, through gross negligence and carelessness furnished appellee with a coal cutting machine which had a defective clutch, and that by reason of the defective clutch giving away, plaintiff’s right leg was broken and his other leg very severely…