Campbell v. Centralia Gas & Electric Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marion county; the Hon. Thomas E. Ford, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barry
Appellee, in her declaration, averred that appellant was possessed of and maintained a certain wire, charged with a dangerous current of electricity, which was fastened to a pole in the alley 'and strung over and across the lot in the rear of the McClelland building, to which it was attached and into which it extended for the purpose of furnishing light therein; that the insulation on said wire was allowed to become and remain in a defective condition; that appellee lived in the said building and on May 1, 1919, while hanging out her washing in the yard, a sheet in her hands was suddenly…
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