Griffis v. Village of Brady

This is an action by Ray G. Griffis, plaintiff, to recover damages in the sum of $5,400 for alleged negligence resulting in personal injuries caused by contact with an electric light and power wire attached to a wooden pole line, the injuries being electric shock and electric burns on his right shoulder, right arm and right wrist.

The defendants are the villages of Brady and Maxwell and the Gothenburg Light and Power Company. They operate and maintain an electric light, and power line for the transmission of electrical energy to the two villages, between which plaintiff resides as a tenant on…