Legal Opinion

Hale v. Peabody Coal Company

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 10, 1976No. 1-175A17PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRobertson, C.J.

The plaintiff-appellant, Hale, brings this appeal from the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of the defendants-appellees, Peabody and Powered.

The sole issue upon appeal is whether summary judgment was properly entered.

We affirm.

The record reveals the following facts: Peabody is engaged in coal mining in Vermillion County at a location known and designated as the Universal Mine. On October 29, 1969, Peabody contracted with Powered to construct certain coal handling facilities at the mine including a conveyor belt system. The system was to consist of a sloping conveyor belt…

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