Quapaw Mining Co. v. Cogburn
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; Edward Dewes Oldfield, Judge. Action for personal injuries by Charles Cogburn against the Quapaw Mining Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
This was an action for damages for personal injuries, commenced by the defendant in error, plaintiff below, against the plaintiff in error, defendant below. Hereafter, for convenience, the parties will be called “plaintiff” and “defendant,” respectively, as they appeared in the trial court.
The / plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a shoveler in its lead and zinc mine, and was severely injured by falling rock from the roof or side of the drift in which he was working. The plaintiff alleged in his petition that the defendant was negligent in failing to properly inspect the mine and in…
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