Interstate Coal Co. v. Love

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Turner

Reversing.

Appellant operates a coal mine in Knox County, and appellee, an infant, then seventeen years of age, employed hy it, was in September, 1911, injured, and instituted this action for damages, alleging that his injury was caused by the negligence of appellant.

Appellee had at the time of the injury for some months been employed in certain minor capacities in the mine; and upon a few occasions while so employed, he had in the absence of the regular motorman, operated one of appellant’s electric motor cars, which it used in the operation of its mines.

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