Slocum v. Kansas Power & Light Co.

I am unable to agree with the majority opinion of the court, and I will set forth my views wherein I differ.

A few of the pertinent facts relating to plaintiff’s extensive permanent injuries, disability and terrible suffering going to justify the verdict returned by the jury are as- follows:

Donn Slocum, an active twelve-year-old boy at the time of his accident, came into contact with a noninsulated power line carrying 13,800 volts of electricity. The current entered his left hand, charred to a crisp the muscle, fascia, fat and tendons of that hand and wrist, passed through his body and came…