Harlan-Central Coal Co. v. Gross

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

The appellee, Charles Gross, and Hershel Creech were part of if not the entire crew operating a coal train in the mine of appellant, Harlan-Central Coal Company, located in Harlan County. Creech was the motorman, whilst appellee was the. coupler whose duty it was to ride the train while distributing and hauling out coal' cars and to do all work necessary for the train to move upon the various tracks within the mine in performing its services.

At a point in the mine (referred to in the evidence as the joy-hple) a track led off into another entrance…