Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Corder

This writ of error brings under review a judgment in favor of defendant in error, plaintiff in the court below, against plaintiff in error, defendant below, in an action of trespass on the case.

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was the owner of a coal mine in Wise county known as the Linden mine. For several months prior to the alleged cause of action, coal operations in this mine had been suspended. Preparatory to putting the mine in condition to resume mining operations, employees were sent into the mine to clean up and remove any *172fallen material, to replace the timbers…