Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. v. Hooper
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM MARION. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marion county to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. — Na-thas Buckmar, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greer
In this pase, Hooper, a miner, recovered a judgment for damages for personal injuries sustained while working in a mine of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company. This judgment was affirmed by the court of civil appeals, and a petition for certiorari has been granted.
The judgment was founded on the alleged failure of defendant below to keep the slate and rock overhead an entry in one of its mines removed or propped or secured against falling. Hooper was injured by a fall of slate.
Under chapter 237, Acts of 1903', the mine foreman is charged with the duty of keeping watch over entries and…
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