Vandalia Coal Co. v. Butler
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Daviess .Circuit Court; James W. Ogdon, Judge. Action by Jonas Butler, by his next friend, Charles E. Butler, against the Vandalia Coal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBatman, P. J.
This is an action by appellee against appellant to recover damages on account of injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while in the employ of appellant in its coal mine¿ The complaint on which the cause was tried is drawn under what is known as the Employers’ Liability Act of 1911. Acts 1911 p. 145, §8020a et seq. Burns 1914. The first paragraph alleges, among other things, in substance, that on November 20, 1913, appellee and his father, who appears in this action as his next friend, were in the employ of appellant as loaders in a certain room of its coal mine; that on said date one…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Domestic Block Coal Co. v. DeArmeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. LightheiserIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Dudley v. Northampton Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. MillerIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Shields v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
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