Deffland v. Spokane Portland Cement Co.

— This action was instituted by R. L. Deffland, the father of Gerald Deffland, a minor aged thirteen years, in the superior court for Spokane county, against Spokane Portland Cement Company, a corporation, and Washington Water Power Company, a corporation, under and by virtue of the provisions of Rem. Rev. Stat., § 184, to recover for the alleged wrongful death of the minor, claimed to have been caused by Gerald Deffland coming in contact with high voltage electric wires located on the premises of defendant Portland Cement Company.

The trial court dismissed defendant Washington Water Power…