America Mining Co. v. Taylor

This is a suit by Brice Taylor against the America Mining Company, a corporation, for damages on account of personal injuries received by him while in tbe mine of tbe defendant, engaged in and about his work as an employé; he was injured by a rock falling from tbe roof of the mine on his left'hand and the fingers had to be amputated on account of tbe injury. There was judgment of tbe court based on a verdict of tbe jury in favor of the plaintiff, and from this judgment the defendant prosecutes this appeal.

The case went to the jury on counts 1 as amended and 3. Count 1 as amended is framed…