Three Notch Electric Membership Corp. v. Simpson

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Three Notch Electric Membership Corporation appeals the trial court’s grant of judgment n.o.v. to Roy Thomas Simpson and Sherry Simpson on the issue of comparative negligence and also appeals the award of prejudgment interest. The Simpsons sued Three Notch for the wrongful death of their son, Craig, who was electrocuted when a television antenna he was attempting to put up came in contact with one of Three Notch’s high voltage lines. A separate wrongful death action was pursued for the death of their other son.

The evidence shows that the night they moved into a new…