Mammoth Vein Coal Co. v. Bubliss
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court; Styles T. Rowe„ Judge; statement by the court. The plaintiff, Charles Bubliss, an employee of the defendant, was injured while at work in the mine of defendant. Bu-bliss was an experienced miner, over fifty years old, and had worked .in mines for nearly forty years. At the time of his injury he was at work “driving an entry or passage way in the mine.”
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court; Styles T. Rowe„ Judge; statement by the court. The plaintiff, Charles Bubliss, an employee of the defendant, was injured while at work in the mine of defendant. Bu-bliss was an experienced miner, over fifty years old, and had worked .in mines for nearly forty years. At the time of his injury he was at work “driving an entry or passage way in the mine.” He had worked at this entry for several months, and had driven it some fifty yards or more into the mine. For doing this work Bubliss was paid by the company at the rate of $2.13 per yard for driving the…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal by the Mammoth Vein Coal Company from a judgment rendered in favor of Charles Bubliss against it for $300 as damages for an injury to plaintiff caused by the fall of a rock in the mine of the 'defendant. The plaintiff was a miner, and at the time of his injury was at work driving an entry or passageway in the mine. This entry where plaintiff was at work was unfinished, and had not been turned over to the company, and was not being used as a passagewa)c The work was being done by himself and partner according to their own judgment, and…
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