Beresford v. American Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Malvaslca District Court. — ■ Hon. John T. Soott, Judge. Action to recover damages on account of the death of plaintiff’s intestate. Judgment for defendant upon a directed verdict, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
From the concessions made in the pleadings and from the evidence given on the trial the jury would have been justified in finding the following facts': The defendant corporation owned and operated certain coal mines in Mahaska county, in one of which James Graham was employed as a miner. Ingress to and egress from the mine were through a shaft about 100 feet in depth, in which a hoist or cage was operated by steam power. This apparatus was so constructed that in hoisting coal from the mine the cage was lifted to a height of 30 feet above the surface of the ground, where it was inverted or…
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