Deep Vein Coal Co. v. Ward
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Vigo Superior Court; Fred- W. Beal, Judge. Action by Anna E. Ward, administratrix of the estate of William Ward, deceased, against the Deep Vein Coal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, tlie defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRemy, J.
On July 12, 1911, appellee’s decedent, William Ward, was in the employ of the Deep Vein Coal Company, appellant herein, in the operation of what is known as a cutting machine. The machine was run by electric power, and was used to cut under the face of the coal in the mine, so as to expedite the removal of the coal. While appellee’s decedent and a helper were in the line of their employment operating said machine, at a point in the mine as directed by challe marks placed there by appellant, a large piece of rock or slate, forming the roof of the mine at said point, fell, instantly killing…
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