O'Hara v. Central Illinois Light Co.

Mr. Justice. Dady

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff recovered a judgment for $5,000 against defendant for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of an electric shock, claimed to have been received when he touched an electric clock which hung on the wall of the kitchen in a farm house. Defendant appeals.

On Sunday, February 11, 1940, plaintiff lived in the home of George Eidman, where he was employed as a farm hand. The house was lighted with electricity supplied by defendant. By means of poles and wires erected and maintained by defendant, electricity of about…