Patton v. Union Traction Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, sues to recover damages for his death caused by coming in contact with a high-tension wire in one of the stations of the defendant. The Union Traction Company oper*389ates an electric interurban railway between Independence and other points, and through the village of Jefferson, where it maintains a brick building in which is located its waiting room and ticket office. The building is 22 feet wide, east and west, 33 feet in length, north and south, the entrance doors being on the…