Sheldon v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Dutchess county. Action by Wilson B. Sheldon against the Western Union Telegraph Company for injuries received upon a public highway. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant’s motion for a new trial on the judge’s-minutes denied, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
There is some conflict in the testimony upon minor points, but upon the whole it is clearly proven that the defendant operated lines of telegraph wire along the road in question; that it maintained a telegraph pole at a point where there was an angle in the road, so that the tendency was that the pole would fall away from the road. This pole was quite close to the fence. To prevent the pole from falling away from an upright position, the defendant sank a stone close to the traveled part of the highway and fastened a wire to it, and carried the wire to the telegraph pole above ground, and…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913
- Bush v. GoodnoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Bentley v. Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- Unglaub v. Farmers' Mutual Telephone Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1917
- Brown v. Krakowski, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1949
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