Rossi v. Jewell Jellico Coal Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Whitley Circuit 'Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioners
Affirming.
In this action for damages for-personal injuries, plaintiff, Umberto Rossi, obtained a verdict and judgment against the defendant, Jewell Jellico Coal Company, in the sum of $500. Claiming that the damages are grossly inadequate, and that one of the instructions is erroneous, plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.
Defendant operates a coal mine in Whitley County. The cross entry bad been driven 35 or 40 feet. From this entry the coal bad been removed. According to plaintiff’s evidence, ten inches of slate and two feet of rock from…
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- Baries v. Louisville Electric Light Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Ray v. JeffriesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
- Taylor v. HowserCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1876
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