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Show SUES COMPANY FOR THE LOSS OF AN ARM j . I Helena, Jan. C The first trial at this term of court was begun this morning, being the personal injury suit of Anton Kovec against the Mou- J tana Coal & Coko company. Kovec i sues for $30,000 damages for the loss of an arm. In his statement to the j 1 Jury this morning, attorney for the plaintiff stated that Kovec had been employed by the defendant company for ten years as a coal miner. During September, 1907, he was directed to operate a hoisting englne.-whose operation oper-ation Kovec did not understand. Five minutes after taking charge of tho-englne, tho-englne, he stepped on a tread and was ' thrown Into tho gearing and his arm j was crushed. I |