Kedes v. Christian County Coal Co.

Appellee recovered a verdict and judgment against appellant in the Circuit Court of Christian county for $1,500, as damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the wilful failure of appellant to comply with certain provisions of the Mines and Miners Act. The declaration contains five counts.

The first count which alleges common law negligence was dismissed by appellee before trial.

The second count alleges the wilful failure of appellant’s mine examiner to inspect and observe appellee’s working place and to inscribe on the walls thereof with chalk the day and date of his visit…