Christopher v. . Mining Co.

This is an action for actionable negligence brought by plaintiff against defendant. Defendant denied negligence and pleaded contributory negligence and assumption of risk.

The specific allegations of negligence relied upon by the plaintiff are: "The negligent failure to provide plaintiff with a reasonably safe place to work, negligent failure to make proper inspection of the tunnel, in order to ascertain the danger to the plaintiff, which danger was unknown to the plaintiff, by reason of his inexperience, and which was known and could have been ascertained by the defendant by proper…