Legal Opinion

Queen v. Dayton Coal & Iron Co.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 1895PublishedCited by 67 opinions

FROM ItHEA. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Rhea County. Jas. G. Parks, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtMcAlisteR, J.

This suit was commenced in the* Circuit Court of Rhea County by the plaintiff in error, a minor suing by his next friend, against the defendant company, to recover damages for personal injuries.

The record discloses that the plaintiff in error, a boy about ten years of age, was employed by the defendant company to work in its mines in the capacity of a trapper. His duties were to open and close the gates for the cars to pass through, and, in addition, to keep the track between the two gates clear of coal and slate. The plaintiff testified “that, at the time of his employment, he was told. by…

2Cited by67 opinions

  1. Bellamy v. Federal Express Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Berdos v. Tremont & Suffolk MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  3. Norman v. Virginia-Pocahontas Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Platt v. Southern Photo Material Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  5. Inland Steel Co. v. YedinakIndiana Supreme Court · 1909

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