Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. Water & Light Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1912No. 16,852PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from the district court for Otoe county: Harvey D. Travis, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtLetton, J.
Action to recover for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, Clinton Gilman. In the opinion, for convenience, the defendant Nebraska Telephone Company will be termed the Telephone Company, and the defendant Water & Light Company of Nebraska City the Light Company.
In the brief of the Telephone Company we find the following statement of facts: “The Water & Light Company of Nebraska City has a line of poles, in a certain alley in that city, along and upon which are strung two electric wires carrying a voltage of from 2,000 to 2,200 volts of electricity. These two wires are strung on the top…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Co. v. OwingsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Grimm v. Omaha Electric Light & Power Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1907
- Lincoln Rapid Transit Co. v. NicholsNebraska Supreme Court · 1893
- Olson v. Nebraska Telephone Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1909
3Cited by6 opinions
- Landrum v. RoddyNebraska Supreme Court · 1943
- Dwight Mfg. Co. v. WordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Gover v. Central Vermont Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1922
- Theisen v. Minnesota Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- Smith v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
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