Henderson v. Kansas Power & Light Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when electricity from defendant’s high-voltage power line jumped or arced into the mast portion of a television antenna when plaintiff was assisting in turning it.

In a previous appeal (Henderson v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 181 Kan. 625, 313 P. 2d 257) it was held that plaintiff’s amended petition stated a cause of action. The amended petition was summarized in that opinion and will not be repeated here except to say it alleged plaintiff’s injuries were caused…