Mayor of Cumberland v. Lottig

This is an action to recover damages for injury resulting from contact with an electric wire which was maintained by the city of Cumberland along and over the cornice of the roof of a house in that city occupied by the mother of the plaintiff. There was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000 and the defendant has appealed,

The questions to be considered arise on exceptions to the rulings on instructions given the jury and also on an exception taken by the defendant to the remarks of the learned Judge below while delivering an oral opinion upon the prayers which counsel for the…