Willis Creek Coal Co. v. Jones

Citations

• 20 Ohio C.C. Dec. 588
• 11 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 293

Syllabus

<p>EVIDENCE — NEGLIGENCE.</p> <p>Burrows, Laubie and Cook, JJ.</p> <p>Expert Opinion Evidence op Effect of Inspection foe Defects in Coal Mine: Roof Incompetent, when. _</p> <p>Where it is practicable to place plainly before the jury the facts and circumstances surrounding a claimed defect in the roof of a coal mine, it is. error to permit an expert to testify: “That if the fire boss had gone' through the entry before the men went to work and used ordinary care in the inspection of the roof, he would have discovered the fact that, the roof was dangerous and liable to fall.”</p> <p>[Syllabus approved by the court.]</p>