Bunt v. Sierra Butte Gold Mining Co.

Citations

• 138 U.S. 483
• 11 S. Ct. 464
• 34 L. Ed. 1031
• 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2102

Syllabus

<p>The owners of a mine are not liable to an action for the falling of the roof of a tunnel upon a miner who, knowing that the roof is shattered and dangerous, voluntarily assists in removing a supporting timber, and, before another has been put in its place, sits down to rest at that spot.</p>