Gibson County Electric Membership Corp. v. Hall

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the defendant-in-error, Rufus G. Hall, when he came in contact with an electrically charged wire maintained by the plaintiff - in-error, Electric Membership Corporation. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant-in-error. The damages were fixed at $10,000.00. The case is here upon ah appeal in error by the Corporation.

For convenience, the parties will hereinafter be referred to as of their status in the trial court: Hall as the plaintiff and the Corporation as the defendant.

Among other pleas, the…