Carter Coal Co. v. Hill

Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner.

Reversing.

This is a personal injury case in which plaintiff, W. H. Hill, recovered of defendant, Carter Coal Company, a verdict and judgment for $15,000. The coal company appeals.

The facts are as follows: The company employed certain men to undercut coal by means of electrical cutting machines. After the coal is undercut it is the duty of other employees, called loaders, to shoot or dig down the coal and load it into the cars. This character of work was let out by contract at so much per ton. One G. P. *215Brooks had the contract at the…