Connell v. Keokuk Electric Railway & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court.— Hón. Henry Bank, Jr., J udge. Action to recover damages caused to the estate of William Connell, deceased, by reason of his death, alleged to have been due to his coming in contact with a wire, which was being used and maintained by the defendant for the transmission of electricity for power and lighting purposes, charged with a very high and dangerous voltage, and negligently allowed by defendant to be without insulation at the place where…
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Appeal from Lee District Court.— Hón. Henry Bank, Jr., J udge. Action to recover damages caused to the estate of William Connell, deceased, by reason of his death, alleged to have been due to his coming in contact with a wire, which was being used and maintained by the defendant for the transmission of electricity for power and lighting purposes, charged with a very high and dangerous voltage, and negligently allowed by defendant to be without insulation at the place where the accident occurred, and to sag so low at that place that persons were likely to come in contact with it. Upon the…
1Opinion of the Court
McClain, C. J.—
The facts which the evidence tended to establish, so far as material for the determination of the errors relied upon, are as follows: The scene of the accident was an uninclosed and unimproved tract of rough land, covered with trees, brush, and weeds, belonging to one Hubinger,. constituting a portion of the premises occupied by him as a residence, and extending from a fence or wall, which constituted the boundary between the improved and the unimproved portions of his tract, to the river. Over this portion of Iíubingér’s property, the defendant was maintaining its electric…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Co. v. BinghamOhio Supreme Court · 1876
- Severy v. NickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Daltry v. Media Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Schulte v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Lary v. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Keeran v. Spurgeon Mercantile Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Miner v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Boutlier v. City of MaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Mann v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1942
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