Ayrshire Coal Co. v. Wilder
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Gibson Circuit Court; S'. L. Vandeveer, Judge. Action by Levi Wilder, administrator of the estate o*f James W. Wilder, deceased, against the Ayrshire Coal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McMahan, J.,Complaint by appellee, under the Employer’s Liability Act, Acts 1911 p. 145, §8020a et seq. Burns 1914, to recover damages for the death of James W. Wilder. The complaint alleges in substance that appellant owned and operated a coal mine, wherein the decedent was at the time of his death employed to couple and uncouple coal cars to and from an electric motor, in the entry of one of appellant’s mines; that, for the purpose of conveying electricity to the motor, appellánt had strung wires in the roof of said entry and, at the time of the injuries of which complaint is made, was…
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