Legal Opinion
Guinn v. Delaware & Atlantic Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 20, 1905PublishedCited by 30 opinions
On error to tire Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Swayze, J.
William C. Guinn, a lad thirteen years of age, was killed by contact with a guy wire charged with electricity. The wire was of a character used for telephone construction— copper wire of a tensile strength of two hundred and fifty pounds. It was attached to a pole on which were strung wires of the defendant alone. There was no proof except by inference that the defendant erected or owned the pole, or had attached the wire. In answer to an interrogatory, the defendant stated that the wire had been inspected May 27th or 28th, 1904, about three…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Van Winkle v. American Steam Boiler Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1890
- Turess v. New York, Susquehanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
- New York & New Jersey Telephone Co. v. BennettSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1899
- Rowe v. New York & New Jersey Telephone Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1901
- Newark Electric Light & Power Co. v. RuddySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
3Cited by30 opinions
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- Sarna v. American Bosch Magneto Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Boutlier v. City of MaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
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