American Zinc Co. v. Graham
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM KNOX. • Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox County to the Court of Civl Appeals, and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. — Von A. Huffakee, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neil
Graham sued the zinc company to recover damages for an injury received by him while being drawn up a mine shaft belonging to the company. He recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Knox county for $500, and on appeal to the court of civil appeals that judgment was sustained. The case was then brought here by the writ of certiorari.
Plaintiff in error, the zinc company, is the owner of a zinc mine, and also a factory for reducing the ore. At the time the injury occurred the factory had not been built, nor had the mine been put fully in operation. A shaft had been sunk to the depth of more…
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