Legal Opinion
Southern Pine Electric Power Ass'n. v. Denson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1952No. 38233PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
This suit was brought against Southern Pine Electric Power Association by J. J. Denson, Administrator, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of E. J. Stringer. There was a verdict for the plaintiff for $15,000; and from the judgment entered thereon, the Power Association appeals.
AVhile the declaration charged several grounds of negligence, proof was adduced only on the allegations that the Power Association was negligent in erecting and maintaining its power line, uninsulated and too close to the ground, almost directly over the decedent’s water well.
E. J. Stringer and wife lived…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. WoodhamMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Palmer v. Clarksdale HospitalMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
- Gordon v. LeeMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
- Webb v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Four-County Electric Power Ass'n v. ClardyMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. WaltersMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- Mississippi Power & Light Company v. ShepardMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
- Allien v. Louisiana Power & Light CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Thornton v. Insurance Company of North AmericaMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
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