Legal Opinion
Wilks v. New York Telephone Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 19, 1924PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
This action was brought for damages sustained by plaintiff because of the death of her husband on the evening of November 30, 1918, caused by an electric current being transmitted through his body when he came in contact with a fallen telephone wire.
This wire with three others ran from the north side of the Sherwood building in the city of Buffalo, where it was attached to a fixture, to a pole standing across the right of way of the New York Central railroad, which lies adjacent to and north of property occupied by plaintiff’s intestate at the time of his death. These four wires…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Irvine v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Timlin v. Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- McNulty v. Ludwig & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Albee v. Chappaqua Shoe Manufacturing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1891
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- Bernstein v. OlianDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948
- Rowell v. John Hutzler Lumber Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- State v. Ole Olsen, Ltd.New York Supreme Court · 1971
- Bringle v. LloydCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975
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