McCollom v. Pennsylvania Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 293, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., May T., 1911, No. 679, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Jacob McCollom v. Pennsylvania Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Carman, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. , Verdict for plaintiff for $5,456, and judgment thereon. Defendants appealed.
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Appeal, No. 293, Jan. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., May T., 1911, No. 679, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Jacob McCollom v. Pennsylvania Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Carman, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. , Verdict for plaintiff for $5,456, and judgment thereon. Defendants appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant and in refusing to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff was a miner employed to assist in driving a heading leading from the main gangway in defendant’s mine. He began work on March 6, 1910, and four days later while engaged in loading two cars standing on the siding in the heading, a train of cars pushed by a locomotive bumped against the cars which plaintiff was loading, causing them to move suddenly forward and catching plaintiff’s leg between the end of the car and the bottom rock; causing injuries so serious that amputation of his leg became necessary, for which injury this action was brought to recover…
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