Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. Adcock

Appellee, as father and as-administrator of the estate of his deceased minor son, brought this suit against appellant in the circuit court of White County to recover damages in the sum of $7,500 for the loss of his son’s services and $15,000 on behalf of the estate for the pain and suffering endured by the deceased, who was killed by electricity received from a transmission line owned by appellant, who had negligently permitted it to sag near the ground across the cotton field of George Anders, about one and one quarter miles west of Pangburn.

Defendant filed an answer, denying the material…