Legal Opinion
Town of Frankton v. Closser
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 11, 1939No. 16,101PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevenson, P. J.
The appellee filed suit against the appellant to recover damages for alleged negligence in permitting a wire which had come in contact with a high voltage electrical light wire owned, operated, and maintained by the appellant as a part of its lighting system to lie in a public street of the town of Frankton.
The first paragraph of complaint was for damages for personal injuries sustained by the appellee when his cow which he was leading by a chain came in contact with the wire in the street and was killed, and the appellee was shocked and injured.
The second paragraph of complaint was for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. ThatcherIndiana Court of Appeals · 1936
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Monger v. PaveyIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Terre Haute, Etc., Traction Co. v. McDermottIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923
- Beaning v. South Bend Electric Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1910
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Galbreath v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
- Wilson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- WELLMEYER, ADMX., ETC. v. City of HuntingburgIndiana Court of Appeals · 1966
- Galbreath v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
- Bitner v. BitnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1950
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