Mingak v. Vesta Coal Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 15, April T., 1912, by defendant, from- judgment of C. P, .Washington Co,, Nov. T., 1910, No. 162, on verdict for plaintiff in- case of John Míngale v. Vesta Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.
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Appeal, No. 15, April T., 1912, by defendant, from- judgment of C. P, .Washington Co,, Nov. T., 1910, No. 162, on verdict for plaintiff in- case of John Míngale v. Vesta Coal Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Taylor, J. At the trial the evidence tended to show that the plaintiff, a miner, was injured while at work in a “break through” between two parallel entries, and that his injuries were caused by the negligence of one Basil Skirpen in charge of the work. The court charged in part as follows: [It is in evidence here in the case that if props or supports had…
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Orlady, J.,
The plaintiff received injuries from a fall of roof in the defendant’s coal mine, which necessitated the amputation of one leg above and the other below the knee, and recovered before a jury a verdict for $1,000.
It is urged by the appellant that the view taken by the trial judge was erroneous, as to the sufficiency of the evi*588dénce, in regard to the defendant’s negligence in not providing a safe place for the plaintiff to do his work, and as to the relation the plaintiff held to the defendant at the time of the accident.
The plaintiff was an experienced coal miner, and had…
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