GRIFFEN v. SCHUBERT COAL CO

NEGLIGENCE, § 138 — injury to business invitee, judgment notwithstanding verdict. Where plaintiff's hand was injured while he was loading coal on his truck at defendant's mine chute, when he placed his hand on the outside of the shute while leveling the coal in the truck, and there was evidence that a protuberance on the conveyer chain hit his hand, plaintiff was a business invitee on the premises, and lower court erred in granting defendant judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

Opinion by JUSTICE DADY.

"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed March 15, 1941.