Logan v. Empire District Electric Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter J.:

The action was to recover damages for injuries sustained in coming in contact with heavily charged and uninsulated wires which defendant maintained across a public liighway. Plaintiff recovered judgment and defendant appeals.

Upon the facts, the case is quite similar to the Wade case against the same defendant (Wade v. Electric Co., 98 Kan. 366, 158 Pac. 28). Wade was killed by coming in contact with high voltage wires of the defendant, while he was engaged in attempting to lift them over the top of a derrick which he was assisting in moving…