Bon Jellico Coal Co. v. Wilson

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing.

Claiming that his health was injured by the foul and poisonous gases which the defendant negligently permitted to accumulate in his working place, plaintiff, Henry Wilson, brought this action against defendant, Bon Jeliico Coal Company, to recover damages for personal injuries. A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $500.00. Defendant appeals.

Section 2729, Kentucky Statutes, imposes upon the mine foreman the duty of seeing that no working place is driven more than sixty feet in advance of a…