Yates v. Crozer Coal & Coke Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, McDowell County. Action by "W. A. Yates against the Crozer Coal & Coke Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
Action by plaintiff, for personal injuries sustained while employed in operating an electric motor in defendant’s coal mine, due to the alleged negligence of defendant in failing to provide a reasonably safe track between the drift mouth and the motor house on the outside of the mine. Plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment in the court below for six thousand dollars, interest and costs, and defendant has *52brought that judgment to this court for review on writ of error.
The first point'is that the declaration is bad, not for failure to aver affirmatively the relationship of…
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- Riley v. W. Va. Cent. & P. Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
- Hoffman v. DickinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
- Talbott v. West Virginia C. & P. R'y Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Peters v. Johnson, Jackson & Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
- Moon's Adm'r v. R. & A. R. R.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1884
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