Legal Opinion
Oberreuter v. Orion Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided October 22, 1986No. 85-55PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACKETT, Judge.
Richard Oberreuter and his sons, Thomas and Todd, were removing a C.B. radio base antenna from their house when it came into contact with an uninsulated power line carrying electricity to their farm buildings. Richard and Thomas were injured.
The 15-foot aluminum base station antenna was attached atop a 25-foot steel water pipe which was fastened to the north eave of the Oberreuter home. The antenna was installed by plaintiffs during the winter of 1974-75. The antenna was purchased from I-O-TEK, which was owned by Gerald Michel at the time of the sale. Subsequently Michel sold…
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