Heath v. Whitebreast Coal & Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Luoas Ovrouii Gov/rt. This is an action for a personal injury, which the plaintiff alleges he sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant, while the plaintiff was engaged in the service of the defendant as a driver of cars in a coal mine. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant ■appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The defendant was the owner of a coal mine in-which several hundred men were engaged in mining coal. The coal was raised through a shaft about 350 feet deep. From the bottom of the shaft there was a main entry or passage-way over a mile in length, along which a railroad track was constructed for small cars, which were drawn by mules, and by which the coal was moved from side entries to the main track, and along that track to the bottom of the shaft. At a point in the main entry, about 375 feet from the shaft, a side track was constructed, which* was from 60 to 70 feet in length, with both…
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