Supreme Court of Alabama February 4, 1913 (Maxie v. Sloss-S. S. & I. Co.)

SOMERVILLE, J.

The fifth count of the complaint shows that plaintiff, an inexperienced boy 13 years of age, was employed by defendant in its ore mine as mule driver or mule boy; that while plaintiff “was engaged in and about the discharge of his said duties in said mine” one or more of defendant’s cars were caused or allowed to run down a rail track in the mine against plaintiff, and severely