Home Telephone Co. v. Weir
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Clark Circuit Court; George H. D. Gibson, Special Judge. Action by Oscar Weir against tbe Home Telephone Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, tbe defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
— Appellee brought this action to recover damages from appellant for injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of its negligence in permitting a wire extending between certain of its poles, to bang down, with tbe end of which appellee came in contact and was struck in tbe left eye. A demurrer to tbe complaint in one paragraph was overruled. Answer in general denial. A trial of tbe issues formed resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and this ruling is assigned as error.
Briefly, tbe facts as shown by the complaint, are, that…
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