Braddich v. Phillips Coal Co.

The facts, as gathered from briefs of counsel and from the record, are substantially as follows: The plaintiff is an Austrian by birth, and thirty-six years of age. He came to America from Austria six years before he was injured, but at the time of his injury he was unable to speak fluently or to understand fully our language. He had worked in coal mines during his residence in this country, all of such work, prior to his work for the defendant, having been done in Pennsylvania, "Wyoming, and North Dakota. He commenced work for the defendant eight or nine days before he ivas injured. The…