Wheeler v. Northern Ohio Traction Co.
Ohio Circuit Courts
Error to common pleas court of Summit county. Prima facie ease made by plaintiff. Defiance Water Co. v. Olinger, 54 Ohio St. 532 [44 N. E. Rep. 238; 32 L. R. A. 736]; Iron By. v. Mowery, 36 Ohio St. 418 [38 Am. Rep. 597]; Boyd v. Electric Co. 40 Ore. 126 [66 Pac. Rep. 576; 57 L. R. A. 619]; Newark Elec. L. & P. Co. v. Buddy, 62 N. J. Law 505 [41 AtL Rep. 712; 57 L. R. A. 624]. Duty to control dangerous substances.
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Error to common pleas court of Summit county. Prima facie ease made by plaintiff. Defiance Water Co. v. Olinger, 54 Ohio St. 532 [44 N. E. Rep. 238; 32 L. R. A. 736]; Iron By. v. Mowery, 36 Ohio St. 418 [38 Am. Rep. 597]; Boyd v. Electric Co. 40 Ore. 126 [66 Pac. Rep. 576; 57 L. R. A. 619]; Newark Elec. L. & P. Co. v. Buddy, 62 N. J. Law 505 [41 AtL Rep. 712; 57 L. R. A. 624]. Duty to control dangerous substances. Gas Fuel Co. v. Andrews, 50 Ohio St. 695 [35 N. E. Rep. 1059; 29 L. R. A. 337]; Defiance Water Co. v. Olinger, 54 Ohio St. 532 [44 N. E. Rep. 238; 32 L. R. A. 736]; Bradford…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
This ease is one of more than ordinary importance and presents some new questions, the solution of which is not entirely free from doubt.
The decedent, D. P. Wheeler, was the cashier of the Citizens National Bank of the city of Akron.
The bank had a contract with the defendant, The Northern Ohio Traction Company, to furnish it with electricity to light its bank with incandescent lamps and for no other purpose. The amount of electricity required for such purpose was 104 volts and should not exceed at furthest more than 110 volts as the incandescent-lamp was only calculated to carry that amount…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Claflin v. . MeyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Snyder v. Wheeling Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Haynes v. Kaleigh Gas Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. State ex rel. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896
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