Legal Opinion
Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Reynolds
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1988No. C-5499PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOK, Justice.
Sixteen year old Carl David Reynolds was in a friend’s backyard taking down a tent. He coupled eight 3-foot aluminum tent poles together in order to touch a powerline 26 feet and 9 inches above the ground. The poweriine ran across an easement on his friend’s backyard and carried 35,000 volts of electricity. Carl contacted the powerline after being warned by his friend that he might get shocked. The resulting injuries necessitated the amputation of both legs and one arm.
Reynolds sued Houston Lighting and Power, the owner of the powerline; Home-craft Land Development, the…
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