Island Coal Co. v. Risher

Reinhard. J.

The appellant is a corporation operating a coal mine in Sullivan County. The appellee as the servant of the appellant, was working in said mine, and while so employed was personally injured by falling rock or debris from the roof of said mine. This action was brought to recover damages for such injury. The complaint is in two paragraphs. In the first it is averred that the appellee was in the employment of the appellant as a servant, for hire, in its coal mine, his work consisting in laying down iron track in the mine; that on the day named the appellant ordered the appellee to…