Eureka Block Coal Co. v. Wells
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Putnam Circuit Court; S. M. McGregor, Judge. Action by John A. "Wells against the Eureka Block Coal Company for damages for personal injuries sustained in a coal mine. Prom a judgment for plaintifí’, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtComstock, J.
Action for personal injury, begun in the Clay Circuit Court, and upon change of venue tried in the Putnam Circuit Court. A verdict was returned and judgment rendered thereon in favor of appellee for $5,000. The errors assigned are the overruling of appellant’s several demurrers to the first and second paragraphs of complaint, and its motion for a new trial.
The first paragraph may be summarized as follows: The defendant is, and was on the 8th of July, 1898, and prior thereto, a corporation. At the date of the accident it was engaged in the business of mining coal in Clay county, Indiana. It…
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