Fritz v. Western Light & Power Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This is an action by a lessee of pasture lands, against a light and power company which constructed an electric transmission line through the pasture, for damages to his use of the pasture alleged to have resulted from the construction of the line. The jury answered special questions and returned a general verdict for plaintiff for $70. He has appealed and complains of instructions, given, also that other instructions were not given, and of the exclusion of certain evidence.

Plaintiff alleged he had under lease what is known as the Flinton…