Dobbles v. Electric Coal Co.

This is an action brought by appellee to recover for an injury in a mine of appellant. Trial below resulted in a judgment for appellee for $650; appellant prosecutes this appeal to reverse that judgment.

The declaration in this ease contains but one count and is brought under section 18 of the statute relating to mines and miners, for a wilful violation of the statute. The violation charged in the declaration is that appellant permitted appellee, who was employed by appellant as a mule driver, to go into the mine without said mine having been duly and properly inspected and a record made…