Legal Opinion
Phelps v. Magnavox Company of Tennessee, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 21, 1970No. 31PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParrott, J.
In this circuit court action Bertha Phelps sues Magnavox Company of Tennessee and Johnson City Power Company seeking damages for the death of her husband, William Phelps, who was electrocuted ivhen the handle of a mop Phelps was using to apply roofing materials on a new building being constructed for the use of Magnavox came in contact with electrical transmission wires through which electricity was supplied by the defendant, Johnson City Power Company.
Plaintiff has. appealed from the action of the circuit judge’s directing verdicts for the defendants at the close of plaintiff’s proof. In…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- International Harvester Co. v. SartainCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
- Spivey v. St. Thomas HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
- Braun v. . Buffalo General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Town of Clinton v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Stinson v. DanielTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McClenahan v. CooleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Ferguson v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Odum v. HaynesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
- City of Elizabethton v. SluderTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Phelps v. Magnavox Company of TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
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