Karpinski v. Borough of South River

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garrison, J.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries resulting to the plaintiff from the alleged negligence of the defendant, a municipal corporation. At the trial the plaintiff was nonsuited. The facts the jury might have found were as follows: On July 12th, 1911, at about noon while walking along Whitehead avenue, a public highway of the borough of South River, the plaintiff’s hand came in contact with an electric light wire that ran from a pole in the street to a hitching post to which it was tied. This wire was a part of a new system…