Olson v. Cass County Electric Co-Operative, Inc.

MORRIS, Judge.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries he received when the wires of an electric power line.bearing 7,200 volts of electricity fell on a farm machine that he was operating under the power line on July 24, 1957. He alleges that this line, which was owned and operated by the defendant, was maintained in a negligent manner with the result that one of the poles broke causing live wires to fall and injure the plaintiff.

The defendant denies that it was negligent and alleges that plaintiff’s own carelessness, negligence and want of ordinary care…