Durell v. Public Service Co. of Oklahoma

The Public Service Company of Oklahoma constructed a high line from Tulsa to TVeleetka. This high line was constructed of three strands of heavy, uninsulated wire, carrying 66,000 volts of electricity. The wire was suspended from cross-arms between pairs of poles, 40 feet high, the poles in each pair being about ten feet apart. Each pair of poles, joined by the cross-arms, is called a ‘'frame,” and the. frames, supporting the wires, were placed along the high line at intervals of 550 feet.

This high line was run across private property, and the right of way therefor was obtained by…