McCarthy v. Spring Valley Coal Co.

Appellant operated a coal mine in Seatonville, Bureau county, Illinois, in which appellee was employed as a driver, working nights. On one of his trips on the evening of August 14, 1906, a quantity of rock and earth fell upon him from the roof, inflicting serious injuries upon him. To recover damages for these injuries, he brought this suit. The amended declaration contained four counts. The first charged that appellant negligently permitted an entry at that place to he and remain in an unsafe and dangerous condition on that day and for a long time prior thereto, and negligently permitted the…