McKee v. Pacific Power and Light Company

The plaintiff, James F. McKee, an electrician, was doing work on cable belonging to a television company and which was attached to poles of the defendant, Pacific Power and Light Company. The work involved disconnecting and unwinding tie wires which supported the cable. A tie wire broke and came in contact with high-voltage power lines of defendant causing electric shock and injury to plaintiff.

In a suit for damages, based on negligence of the power company, the trial court, at the close of all of the evidence, directed the jury to return a verdict for defendant. The plaintiff has- appealed…