Compton's Administrator v. Borderland Coal Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Settle —

Affirming.

December 21,1915, John Compton, an employee of the appellee, Borderland Coal Company, wMle engaged in the work of mining coal for it in Pike county, was killed by a block of slate which fell upon him from the roof of the mine, and this action was brought by the appellant, Roscoe Yanover, as administrator of his estate, seeking *696to recover of appellee damages for his death; it being alleged in the petition that it was caused .by the negligence of appellee and its mine foreman in failing to provide him with a reasonably safe place for the…