Hemmingson v. Carbon Hill Coal Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered May 2, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a miner through the fall of overhead rock.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
In January, 1910, the appellant was engaged in running a rock tunnel at its Carbon Hill coal mine. The tunnel was at that time about 1,600 feet long, and was in all respects the ordinary exploring or discovery tunnel, driven by miners with a hope or expectation of catching or cutting a deposit or ledge at depth. It ran through a formation of sandstone, and was timbered as the formation demanded. If the formation was faulty or soft or was passing through slips, it was timbered. If the formation was hard so as to sustain itself, no timbering was put in. The greater part of the tunnel had been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McKenzie v. North Coast Colliery Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
- Cox v. Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
- Springside Coal Mining Co. v. GroganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
- Coal Run Coal Co. v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
- Starck v. Washington Union Coal Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
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