Alley v. Texas Electric Service Co.

GRISSOM, Justice.

Mrs. Louise Alley, widow of Frank Alley, deceased, for herself and for the benefit of Mrs. Lora Allen, mother of deceased, brought this suit against Texas Electric Service Company for damages caused by the death of Frank Alley, which, plaintiff alleged, resulted from defendant’s negligence. Plaintiff alleged that defendant’s high line ran across a pasture rented by the Alleys; “that the high line was strung along the poles * * *; that the poles were about thirty feet high, and carried a large ‘ground wire’ which was attached to the pole near the cross arms carrying the…