Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. McAdoo

¡Mehaffy, J.

The appellee brought suit in the Saline Circuit Court against the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, to recover damages for an injury alleged to have -been caused by the negligence of the telephone company.

Appellee had a telephone in his front room, and had got up to get the baby a drinlc'of water; had the baby in his arms, and was standing under an electric light drop, and was about 15 or 16 feet from the telephone instrument. Appellee alleges that a flash of lightning came, and he was knocked down. It is claimed that the lightning came in through the telephone instrument and…