Morrison v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.

Respondent, as plaintiff, brought this action to recover for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, the decedent, through coming in contact with a live wire of a power line belonging to the defendant which, it is charged, had been negligently broken and left lying on the ground in a country road. The action was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict against the defendant in the sum of $10,000. On motion for a new trial, the verdict was, by the court, reduced to $7895. Prom a judgment on the reduced verdict, the defendant has appealed.

A motion, heretofore interposed by the respondent,…