Pniewski v. Kunda

Opinion by

Price, J.,

Plaintiff-appellant’s decedent, Zenon Pniewski, was fatally electrocuted on September 10, 1968, while in the process of erecting steel beams for the construction of new offices for the corporation of which he was half-owner. At the time, a crane was being used to position the beams on the foundation and Pniewski was guiding the beams onto bolts protruding from the concrete. The crane was rented from defendant-appellee Kunda Sign Company, who also supplied the crane operator. During this process, the crane operator brought the crane within six feet of a high voltage…