Owens v. Norwood White Coal Co.

— On August 5, 1908, the defendant was, and for some time had been, operating a coal mine in Polk county, and plaintiff was engaged in its service. He was a miner of experience, and at the time in question was principally engaged in attending the pumps of the mine, but at intervals, when his attention was not thus required, he assisted in other work when called upon so to do, and at the time of the injury of which he complains he had gone to the assistance of one Orange, who was the timberman in charge of a mine entry spoken of by the witness as “17.” Plaintiff had some experience as a…