McDaniel v. Eagle Coal Co.

While in the employ of the Northwestern Improvement Company as a coal miner, in the year 1921, W. R. McDaniel lost his left eye as the result of an industrial accident, for which he received full compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Laws 1915, Chap. 96, as amended). Notwithstanding his condition, McDaniel was employed by the Eagle Coal Company for more than two years prior to November, 1930, when he was again the victim of an industrial accident, in which the vision of his right eye was destroyed, rendering him totally blind.

McDaniel is a married man with a family, and,…