Shindler v. Sullivan County Light & Power Corp.

McCann, J.:

The only question involved on this appeal is that of contributory negligence. Moses Shindler, father of plaintiff’s intestate, Benjamin *72Shindler, was the owner of a farm upon which were located two large boarding houses, one of which was also used by the owner and his family as a residence. Along the public highway in front of the property the defendant had erected an electric line with wires carrying a voltage of 2,200, the electricity being furnished for power and lighting purposes in that vicinity. These wires were known as primary wires. The transformer by which the current was…