Oglesby v. Melcroft Coal Company

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Clay—

Affirming.

The Melcroft Coal Company owns and operates a •coal mine in Piarían county. The Kentucky Utilities Company owns and controls electric wires leading to< a substation. Prom that point the electricity is conveyed to the mine on wires maintained and operated by the coal company. A few feet above the electric wires are telephone wires maintained and operated by the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company. The telephone wires fell on the electric wires and became charged with electricity. While walking along the street in the coal company’s' camp…