Stratton v. Northeast Coal Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Hurt

Affirming.

The appellant, Grant Stratton, was a coal miner of sixteen years’ experience in working in mines, and performing the different duties of a coal miner. On the 22d day of May, 1911, while engaged in working in the miñes of the appellee, Northeast Coal Co., at Auxie'r, Ky., and in the employment of the appellee, a large piece ¡of slate fell from the roof of the mine upon appellant, crushing him down to the floor, and- so injuring him that he has become permanently unable to perform any kind of manual labor, and is obliged to úse crutches to enable him…