Fourseam Coal Corp. v. Greer Ex Rel. Greer

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Charles Greer, an infant, recovered judgment against the Fourseam Coal Corporation, in the amount of $5,000, as damages for personal injuries sustained by Greer when he fell from a coal tipple owned and operated by the corporation. Appealing from the judgment, the corporation maintains that the court erred in not sustaining its motion for a directed verdict.

The plaintiff’s case was predicated upon the attractive nuisance doctrine. The corporation contends that the doctrine is not applicable to the facts of this casé.

The injured boy was six years old at the time of the…