Gillotte v. Omaha Public Power District

This is an action for damages for bodily injuries resulting from electrical shock and bums. The injuries occurred while plaintiff, John Gillotte, was unloading a boom truck alongside an electric power line constructed and maintained by the defendant, Omaha Public Power District. The verdict of the jury was for the plaintiff in the sum of $79,263. The defendant has appealed from the overruling of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

On August 25, 1967, at around 9 a.m., the plaintiff, John Gillotte, an employee of Larson Cement Stone Company was delivering concrete blocks and…