Consumers' Lignite Co. v. Grant
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wood County; Barney Briggs, Judge. Action by Howard Grant against the Consumers’ Lignite Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
The appellant, a mining corporation, prosecuted this appeal from a judgment rendered in the district court of Wood county, Tex., in favor of the appellee, Grant, one of its employés, for personal injuries received through the negligence of appellant.
The appellee, at the time of his injuries, was shoveling coal into a car standing on the track in what is called a “room” of defendant’s mine. He was injured by a piece of coal, forming what is designated as a part of the roof of the room, falling upon his head, back, and hips. The axipellee testified that he estimated the weight of the coal that…
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