Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Dillon

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This action was brought against Gulf States Utilities Company by the surviving widow and children of Hugh Dillon, deceased, to recover the damages alleged to have been suffered by them on account of the death of the said Hugh Dillon, an employee of the defendant, who was electrocuted while making a connection on one of the defendant’s light poles. The jury, in answer to special issues, returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the sum of $20,000. The defendant appealed.

Appellant complains of the failure of the court to properly instruct the jury on the measure of damages. The…