Bartleson v. Glen Alden Coal Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Defendant appeals from the discharge of its rule for judgment n. o. v.

Boss Bartleson, aged 11 years and eight months, sustained serious and permanent injuries by contact with a 4,000 volt wire, on a tower on land of the Glen Alden Coal Company, hereinafter referred to as company. The plaintiff’s right arm had to be amputated, at first above the elbow and finally at about four inches below the shoulder. His left hand was seriously burned and there remains a permanent 25% disability. He also sustained thigh burns resulting in permanent loss of strength in the left…