Friesenhan v. Michigan Telephone Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Thomas, J. Case by Mathew Friesenhan against the Michigan Telephone Company for personal injuries. From a judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, C. J.
The map accompanying this opinion will show the situation of defendant’s wires, which *293extended along Water street in Port Huron. It is noticeable that Water street is not straight. From the elbow shown on the map, it extends west, and in erecting the wires it was deemed prudent to stay the pole west of the elbow, to prevent it from being drawn over to the west by the weight of the wires to the west of it, thereby
occasioning sagging. This stay consisted of a guy wire, fastened near the top of the westerly pole, and extending to the pole southeast of the elbqw, and fastened about 10 feet above…
2Cited by5 opinions
- Warren v. City Electric Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Bentley v. Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- Balderson v. Portland Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1912
- Harre v. Fayette County Mutual Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1936
- Unglaub v. Farmers' Mutual Telephone Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1917