Wiley v. Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co.

CLARK, Chief Judge.

Respondents, Phillip and Donna Pieratt and J.A. and Dorothy Payne, were plaintiffs below in a suit for property damages alleged to have been caused by explosive charges set off by appellant, The Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company, (P & M), during the course of its coal mining operation. 1 The Pieratts had judgment for $22,200.00 and the Paynes recovered $37,-500.00, all for structural damages to buildings on the plaintiffs’ lands.

P & M presents various claims of trial error including the contention that the trial court erred in overruling its objection to the…