Standard Elkhorn Coal Company v. Royark

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson

Reversing.

Frank Royark, 66 years of age, on January 30, 1929, was an employee of the Standard Elkhorn Coal Company, engaged in loading coal, when he was run over and injured by “trip cars.” In running over him they caught his right leg across the rail, injuring it; the weight of the cars resting on his hip and back. He was rescued by a fellow workman, and then taken from the mine to his home. When he arrived at his home his right thigh was discolored, his back skinned, blood running out of it, and his shoulder was bleeding. Within a short time he was…