Williams v. City of Fulton
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Callaway Circuit Court.—How. D. H. Harris, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, P. J.
Plaintiff was injured by coming In contact with an electric light wire maintained by the defendant city and charged with deadly voltage. He brought this action alleging negligence in the lack of proper insulation and recovered judgment in the trial court.
It will not be necessary to go into much of the detail of statement made by the parties, and we will •confine ourselves to the immediate scene of the injury. Plaintiff was engaged, with others, in painting William Woods College, the building being lighted with -electricity through defendant’s electric plant. That part of the college known as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Geismann v. Missouri-Edison Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Winkelman v. Kansas City Electric Light Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Day v. Consolidated Light, Power & Ice Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
- Freeman v. Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1912
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- Scott v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1934
- Hamilton v. Laclede Electric CooperativeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Layne v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1935