Ryan v. Manhattan Big Four Mining Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County; Mark R. Averill, Judge. Action by John Ryan against the Manhattan Big Four Mining Company. From a judgment for plaintiff and an order denying a new trial, the defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County; Mark R. Averill, Judge. Action by John Ryan against the Manhattan Big Four Mining Company. From a judgment for plaintiff and an order denying a new trial, the defendant appeals. Statement of Facts [1] John Ryan, the respondent in this case, a miner of some eight or ten years’ experience, entered the employ of the appellant corporation as a miner in their property at Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, on or about the 1st day of June, 1912. The nature of his employment was that of sinking a vertical shaft, and in that line of work he was a…
1Opinion of the Court
*96By the Court,
McCarran, J.
(after stating the facts):
[2] The evidence presented by the record in this case as to the manner in which the accident was caused out of which respondent sustained his injuries is conflicting. It was the contention of respondent in the court below, and the case was ■ tried solely upon the theory, that the accident which resulted in the injury of respondent was brought about by reason of the unstapled bell cord, swinging in the shaft, coming in contact with and in some manner becoming entangled with the men, Pace and Ryan, while they were ascending on the rim of the…
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