Heidt v. Southern Telephone & Telegraph Co.

About 7:45 o’clock on the night of May 15, 1902, Redding E. Heidt, while walking upon the sidewalk on the northeast side of Jane street, in the City of Wayeross, came in contact with a telephone wire lying upon the sidewalk. This wire was charged with a powerful current of electricity; Heidt was knocked down, and, as a result of the shock and the burns he received, he subsequently died. His widow, Amelia Heidt, brought an action for damages against the Southern Telephone & Telegraph Company and the Satilla Manufacturing Company, alleging that the death of her husband was brought about by…