Edwards v. Shell Oil Co.

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

H. T. Edwards sued Shell Oil Company and K & S Electric Company for injuries he sustained on June 12,1974, when he came in contact with an electrically charged guy line that extended from the top of a pole to the ground. 1 K & S built the line on property controlled and maintained by Shell. The trial court instructed a verdict for K & S after the close of the evidence, and granted an instructed verdict for Shell after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Plaintiff and intervenor appeal. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff, an employee of Kelley-Cop-pedge, an independent…