Springfield Coal Mining Co. v. Gordon

GROSSCUP, Circuit Judge.

The action in the Circuit Court was to recover damages for the death of defendant in error’s husband, resulting from falling into a coal mine belonging to the plaintiff in error; the verdict of the jury being for four thousand dollars, upon which judgment was entered.

The coal mine in question was operated by means of a shaft having three parallel compartments, which extended vertically down into the earth to the depth of about two hundred and fifty feet. One of these compartments was used to carry the air current into the mine. The other two, the carrying compartments,…