Moilanen v. Washington Iron Co.

The plaintiff was injured while in the employ of the defendant in its mine. He sued, and recovered a judgment for $5,000. The case is brought here by writ of error.

The mine consisted of a single shaft, going down in the ore vein following the dip of the vein, which was at an angle of about 55 degrees. The vein extended north from the shaft, and consisted of a body of ore about 30 feet wide, lying between two well-defined walls, the upper of which was called the hanging, and the lower the foot, wall. Several levels had been driven along the vein from the shaft, overlying each other about 50…