Jacobs v. Hamilton Coal & Mercantile Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The plaintiff brought two actions for compensation for injuries alleged to have been sustained in defendant’s coal mine.

The first action was for an injury to plaintiff’s leg, alleged to have been sustained on October 11, 1916; the second action, in two counts, was for an alleged injury to his eye, which occurred on June 1, 1917, and for injuries to his back and shoulder, which occurred on August 17, 1917. The actions were consolidated in the district court. A jury was waived, and the plaintiff was nonsuited on his claims for compensation for…