Snook v. City of Winfield

*376The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bxjrch, C. J.:

Plaintiffs sued for damages for the death of their daughter, Stella Mae Snook, from electricity alleged to have been negligently furnished by defendant. A jury trial resulted in judgment for plaintiffs for $4,500. Defendant has appealed.

The city of Winfield is a city of the second class operating under the commissioner-manager form of government. It owns and operates gas, water and electric utilities. It sells electric energy to those within or outside the city who desire to use it. About 1917 it constructed a high-tension electric line,…