Jean Stanton v. Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation

SHANAHAN, District Judge.

Jean Stanton appeals from the judgment of the district court 1 entered after a verdict for Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation in Stanton’s negligence action. Stanton seeks a new trial, contending that the district court erred in refusing to give her tendered instruction on an electric company’s duties concerning a defect in its customer’s line. Stanton also contends that the court should not have given an instruction on comparative negligence. We affirm.

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In 1989, Jean Stanton purchased a house in Pocola, Oklahoma. The house was built by a prior owner in…