Conduitt v. Trentonton Gas & Electric Co.

M. Jessie Conduitt instituted this action to recover damages for alleged personal injuries sustained from a shock received when turning on an electric light in her residence in the city of Trenton. She recovered a verdict and judgment for $20,000, from which the defendant has appealed. The case was tried on an amended petition charging negligence generally, and an answer in the form of a general denial. The plaintiff's death having occurred pending the appeal the cause was revived here in the name of her executor, the respondent herein. References hereinafter made to respondent are intended…