Boyd v. Portland Electric Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah : Erasmus D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action by William Everett Boyd, by R. B. Boyd, his guardian ad litem, against the Portland General Electric Co. to recover damages for an injury to plaintiff from an electric light ivire.
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From Multnomah : Erasmus D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action by William Everett Boyd, by R. B. Boyd, his guardian ad litem, against the Portland General Electric Co. to recover damages for an injury to plaintiff from an electric light ivire. The defendant is a corporation, engaged in supplying the City of Portland and its inhabitants with electric light, for which purpose it has erected poles in the streets, with arms near the top bearing the wires which transmit the electricity. During the afternoon and night of December 6, 1897, a violent wind and rain storm, prevailing in Portland and…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bean
1. During the trial, one Leonard C. Jones testified in behalf of defendant, and was cross-examined by plaintiff’s attorney. Thereafter, and before the close of the trial, plaintiff applied to the court for leave to recall the *570witness for further cross-examination. An objection was made, during the consideration of which counsel stated that he desired to recross-examine the witness in reference to his connection with an accident insurance company and its relation to the defendant. The court denied the application, and refused to permit the witness to be recalled. The record further shows that,…
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- Waldron v. WaldronSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State v. AndersonOregon Supreme Court · 1882
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- State v. HatcherOregon Supreme Court · 1896
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