Legal Opinion

Oklahoma Coal Co. v. Corrigan

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 11, 1917No. 8623PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error from District Court, Muskogee County; R. P. De Graffenried, Judge. Action by James Corrigan, Jr., against the Oklahoma Coal Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries, commenced by the defendant in error, plaintiff below, against .tbe plaintiff in error, defendant below. Hereafter tbe parties will be designated as “plaintiff” and “defendant,” respectively, as they appeared in tbe trial court. *

Tbe defendant is a corporation engaged in mining coal, and the plaintiff was the inside overseer of the mine wherein he was injured, employed by the defendant, pursuant to section 3983, Rev. Laws 1910, which provides :

“Every operator shall employ a competent and practical inside overseer for each mine…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. St. Louis & S. F. R. Co. v. HartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  2. Alaska Treadwell Gold Min. Co. v. WhelanSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Broschart v. TuttleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
  4. Petaja v. Aurora Iron Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Flood v. . Western Union Telegraph CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dickinson v. GranberySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  2. In Re Initiative Petitions Nos. 112 to 118Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  3. Larson v. BusseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
  4. C. C. Julian Oil & Royalties Co. v. CapshawSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
  5. Everett v. GreenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937

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