Southern Mining Co. v. Childers

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The appellee and plaintiff below, Charles Childers, was 57 years of age at the time of the filing of this action in the Bell circuit court on June 17, 1938, against the appellant and defendant below, Southern Mining Company. Defendant is a corporation and operates a coal mining plant in Bell county. Prior to the accident producing the injuries complained of by plaintiff he was. and had been in the employ of defendant for more than 15 years as an electrician, whose chief and, perhaps, sole duty was to look after and keep in repair the electric…