Mitchell Lime Co. v. Nickless
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Lawrence Circuit Court; James B. Wilson, Judge. Action by Carrie Nickless, as administratrix of the estate of Ambrose Nickless, deceased, against the Mitchell Lime Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $2,500, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRabb, C. J.
The appellant was engaged in the manufacture of lime from oolitic limestone, and, as incident to the business, quarried the stone from which the lime was manufactured from ledges, and in so doing used explosives to break and shatter the stone from the ledge. Appellee’s decedent was an employe of the appellant, engaged as a common laborer in the stóne-quarry, and -while so engaged was injured by the fall of loose rock from the ledge, which injuries resulted in his death.
This action was brought by appellee to recover damages for her decedent’s death, charging that the same resulted from the…
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