Legal Opinion

Bush v. Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 24, 1955No. 16953PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Oxner, Justice.

This action, which is based on the “attractive nuisance” •doctrine, was brought for the recovery of damages sustained by plaintiff when he climbed one of defendant’s poles and ■came in contact with a high voltage electric wire. The case is here on appeal from an order (1) overruling a demurrer interposed by the defendant upon the ground that as a nonprofit rural electric cooperative, it is not subject to liability for tort, and (2) refusing a motion by defendant to make the complaint more definite and certain by alleging therein the date 'of the birth of' the plaintiff, a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Rice Hope Plantation v. South Carolina Public Service AuthoritySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
  2. Vermillion v. Woman's College of Due WestSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
  3. Duke Power Co. v. Bell, County TreasurerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
  4. Lindler v. Columbia HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
  5. Arkansas Valley Cooperative Rural Electric Co. v. ElkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. BollingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Ozark Border Electric Cooperative v. StacyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
  3. Decker v. Bishop of CharlestonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
  4. Black River Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
  5. Alston v. Black River Electric CooperativeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001

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