Legal Opinion
Clinton F. Miller v. Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1981No. 79-1685PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Leavenworth) has appealed a $225,000 judgment in favor of plaintiff Clinton Miller for personal injuries he sustained when the boom on the truck he was operating contacted one of Leavenworth’s high-voltage power lines. We affirm.
Almost 1% years after the accident, an action was commenced against Leavenworth in the United States District Court for Kansas, alleging that Miller’s injuries had resulted essentially from the manner in which Leavenworth had strung its high-voltage power line and from its failure to…
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