Temple Electric Light Co. v. Halliburton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bell County; John D. Robinson, Judge. Action by Mrs. Minnie Halliburton against the Temple Electric Light Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
On the night of November 29, 1909, in the city of Temple, Geo. W. Halliburton, while attempting to cut a telephone wire running into his house, and which was heavily charged with electricity on account of having come in contact with the wire of the Temple Electric Light Company, was struck and killed by a current of electricity; and his widow, Mrs. Minnie Halliburton, for herself and as next friend for her four minor children, brought this suit against appellant and the Bell County Telephone Company to recover damages therefor.
It was alleged that both the light and phone companies maintained…
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