Vandalia Coal Co. v. Coakley
Indiana Supreme Court
From Superior Court of Vigo County; John E. Cox, Judge. Action by Jeremiab J. Coakley against the Vandalia Coal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under subd. 2, §1394 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 565.)
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.
Action by appellee against appellant, for personal injuries sustained because of alleged violation of a statutory duty. Section 13 of an act approved February 28, 1905, relating, among other things, to the safety of persons employed in coal mines, provides that “On all single track hauling roads wherever hauling is done by power * * * upon which the persons employed in the mine must travel on foot to and from their work, places of refuge must be provided in the side wall, not less than three feet in depth, measuring from side of car, and four feet wide, and not more than twenty yards apart,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Domestic Block Coal Co. v. DeArmeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. LightheiserIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Peabody-Alwert Coal Co. v. YandellIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- Antioch Coal Co. v. RockeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
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