Legal Opinion

Southern Mining Co. v. Saylor

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided April 28, 1936PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Eiohardson

Affirming.

This appeal requires a review of the pleadings, the evidence, and the instructions of the court.

As a basis of his recovery, Tony Saylor alleges that he “was inexperienced in coal mining and the dangers incident thereto,” at the time he began work in the mine of the Southern Mining Company, and “notwithstanding his inexperience and lack of knowledge of the dangers incident to coal mining, and especially in the defendant’s mine at the place where he was directed to work, the defendant with gross negligence and carelessness failed and refused, at…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
  2. West Kentucky Coal Co. v. Shoulders' AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  3. Gatliff Coal Co. v. SumnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  4. High Splint Coal Co. v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  5. Helton v. Gunn Coal Mining Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ward v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
  2. Clover Splint Coal Co. v. LorenzCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
  3. Jones v. City of Bowling GreenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1962
  4. Happy-Scuddy Coal Co. v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
  5. Yeary's Administrator v. Hignite Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937

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