Detroit Edison Co. v. Ewing

McAllister, circuit judge.

Appellee, while painting a house in Monroe, Michigan, came in contact with electric *854wires owned and installed by appellant and, as a result, received injuries for which he brought suit for negligence. On trial before a jury he received a verdict upon which judgment was entered. Motions for judgment notwithstanding verdict, and for a new trial were denied.

On review it is contended that there was no proof that appellant was guilty of negligence causing the injuries; that the proximate cause of the injuries was the contributory negligence of the appellee; that the…