Union Light, Heat & Power Co. v. Lunsford

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Carroll

Affirming.

This suit was brought in the Kenton circuit court by Lucius Lunsford, an infant between fourteen and fifteen years old, suing by his next friend, against appellant,' Union Light, Heat and Power Company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Lucius when his hand came in contact with a heavily charged electric wire used by the power company in the conduct of its business.

On a trial before a jury he recovered damages in the sum of $3,000.00, and the power company has prosecuted this appeal, asking a reversal upon two grounds,…