Drimel v. Union Power Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county by the administrator of the estate of Giesela Drimel, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of his intestate.
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Action in the district court for Stearns county by the administrator of the estate of Giesela Drimel, deceased, to recover $7,500 for the death of his intestate. The answer among other matters alleged that an accident occurred to defendants’ electric line, which was caused by a bolt of lightning striking and shattering one of the insulators upon one of the poles, thereby causing the dropping of one of the wires from the pole; that the dropping of the wire was not caused by any lack of care of defendants, nor by reason of any improper equipment or appliances in connection with defendants’…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action to recover for death by wrongful act. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.
1. The defendant operates an electric light and power plant at St. Cloud. One transmission line extends to the southwest through the village of Richmond 20 miles away. The current is carried on overhead wires along public highways. The line has three wires and carries a 16,500 voltage. In the early morning of July 25, 1916, one of the wires near Richmond broke. One end fell across a wire fence along the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kokesh v. PriceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Musolf v. Duluth Edison Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- O'Malley v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Gilbert v. Duluth General Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Mattson v. Minnesota & North Wisconsin RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bunten v. Eastern Minnesota Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Grattan v. Union Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- Setosky v. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- McGonegle v. Wisconsin Gas & Electric Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
- Davidson v. Otter Tail Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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