Brooks v. Central Coal & Coke Co.

Citations

• 96 Kan. 530
• 152 P. 616
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 424

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>I. Personal Injuries — Workman in Coal Mine — Failure to Inspect — No Actionable Negligence of Mine Operator. It is not negligence on the part of the operator of a coal mine to fail to inspect a room in a mine after shots have been fired, to discover defects in the roof and displaced props caused by the explosion of the shots.</p> <p>2. Same — “Reasonably Safe Place to Work.” The rule that an employer, must furnish his employee a reasonably safe place in which to work does not apply where the employee furnishes his own place, or where the place is continually changing by reason of the work itself.</p>