Huffman v. Appalachian Power Co.

MILLER, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, dated March 13, 1990, which denied the motions of the defendant below, Appalachian Power Company (APCO), to set aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff below, Paul Huffman, in a personal injury action. The plaintiff was injured when he received an electrical shock while climbing a high-voltage transmission tower owned by APCO and located in a public park in Kanawha County. On appeal, APCO raises numerous assignments of error. The dispositive point is APCO’s assertion that there was no evidence…