Fisher v. Prairie
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Pottawatomie County; W. N. Mdben, Judge. Action by Mollie Prairie, for herself and as next friend for Olen Prairie, a minor, against J. C. Fisher, receiver of the Shawnee Light & Power Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Citing: 26 Cyc. 1173, 1176, 1463, 1473; Mo. Pac. By. Co. v. Watts 64 Tex. 568; Ryan v. L. A. Ice & Cold Storage Co-. 112 Cal. 244; Virdelli v. Commission Go., 115 Cal. 517; Myhan v. La.
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Error from District Court, Pottawatomie County; W. N. Mdben, Judge. Action by Mollie Prairie, for herself and as next friend for Olen Prairie, a minor, against J. C. Fisher, receiver of the Shawnee Light & Power Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Citing: 26 Cyc. 1173, 1176, 1463, 1473; Mo. Pac. By. Co. v. Watts 64 Tex. 568; Ryan v. L. A. Ice & Cold Storage Co-. 112 Cal. 244; Virdelli v. Commission Go., 115 Cal. 517; Myhan v. La. Electric, etc., Co. (La.) 7 L. R. A. 172.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
It is essential to pass on the following questions raised on this record: (1) The denial of defendant’s motion for a peremptory instruction in its favor. (2) Alleged error in giving, at the instance of the plaintiff, instruction No. 1.
1. The intestate at the time he entered the employ of the defendant (plaintiff in error) had never had any experience in handling of electrical appliances or wires conducting currents of high voltage' such as the wires conducting the current of the electric railway and electric light system under the management and control of the plaintiff in error. He was about…
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