Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917 Page: VIII
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Mines and mining operations-Continued. Page.
Assumption of risk-Continued.
Risks assumed-Continued.
Miner enlarging entry.......................................... 66
Ordinary acts of mule. .................... .. ................... 67
Use of simple tools.. ........................................ 67
Miner engaged in repair work .................................. 67
Risks not assumed ....................... ......................... 67
Extraordinary risks not assumed ..-.... ........ .............. 67
Doctrine of nonassumption of extraordinary risks. ...-........... 67
Want of knowledge of danger ..................... ........... 68
Defective runway..................... ........... ........... 68
Law of foreign State . .... ...... ........................... . 68
Proximate cause of injury... ............. ........................... 68
Defective appliances-Proximate cause.........._ ...............-.. 68
Instruction as to remote causes of injury not proper .................. 69
Contracts relating to operations .. ............... ............ .......... 69
Sale of mining machinery-Failure to deliver-Damages ............. 69
Contract as to mining machinery-Ownership and possession. ........- . 69
Contract to pump water-Termination .............. .. ... ....... 70
Operator as employer--Question of fact - - -....-..-....... --........... 70
Breach of contract to drill-Prospective profits. ..................... 71
Methods of operating .................................................. 71
Injury to mine-Right of lessee to recover...................... ..... 71
Adjacent owner mining coal under street-Regulation .............. 72
Right to support...--------------....---............---------....-.......--------.........---------......--... 72
Severance of surface and minerals without right to support-........... 72
Conveyance without right of surface support ..................--- .... 73
Reservation of surface-Custom as to surface support.-.--. --- ---- - 74
Sale of coal in place-Support not waived........................... 74
Release of support must be express ................................ 74
Support not released by implication................................ 74
Minerals reserved-Conveyance with right of support -- ................ 74
Mining coal under street..... - -...... ............................... 75
Right to injunction to prevent removal of support - -...-.... - -.....---.... 75
Injunction to prevent removal-Evidence insufficient --............... 75
Nuisance....................--------------........--.---------.........--..----.-----.------..... 75
Mining coal under street-Method of mining .........-- ...--- --..... 75
Wrongful death-------------....--............----..----..................-----------------------. 76
Negligence of operator-Pleading and proof ........-... -.......--.. 76
Action under foreign statute....------------------------------------ 76
Proof of statute of foreign State..--....-.....--....... ............-.. 76
Mining leases----....................------ -----..--...------------..--------....... --....---.-- . 77
Leases generally-Construction ....---------------------------------- 77
Construction-Nature of payments- --......-...... .................. 77
Minimum royalty-Application--------.. --......... ..-------------....----.....-- 77
Liability of lessee for pumping water. -........... .. ......... .... 77
Construction-Title conveyed..------------..............--- .......---------------.. 78
Coal leases--------------------...................................---------........------.--------------.......... 78
Minimum royalty-Application to unknown mines................ . 78
Minimum royalty-Suspension of operations ............- ........... 78
Grounds for deduction from minimum royalty ..................... 79
Minimum royalty-Failure to mine or surrender lease-................ 79
Minimum royalty-Inability to sell coal......-..........---......... 79
Unavoidable casualties to reduce royalties ......................... 80VIII
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Thompson, Joseph Wesley. Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917, report, December 1917; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38745/m1/10/?rotate=270: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.