Hockenberry v. New Castle Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 227, Oct. T., 1915, by New Castle Electric Company, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1914, No. 90, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Hazel Hockenberry v. New Castle Electric Company, and Union Telephone Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Porter, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $9,700, and judgment thereon. New Castle Electric Company appealed.
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Appeal, No. 227, Oct. T., 1915, by New Castle Electric Company, from judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., March T., 1914, No. 90, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Hazel Hockenberry v. New Castle Electric Company, and Union Telephone Company. Trespass to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband. Before Porter, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $9,700, and judgment thereon. New Castle Electric Company appealed. Errors assigned were in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant, in refusing to enter judgment for defendant n. o. v.,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The plaintiff’s husband was a lineman in the employ of the Union Telephone Company. This company maintained its wires on a series of poles in the City of New Castle, one of which had for a number of years been subjected to a certain extent to a joint use with the New Castle Electric Company, which latter company also maintained a system of poles of its own. The joint use of this particular pole gave rise to the conditions under which the accident here complained of happened. Immediately along side this pole the electric company maintained a pole of its own, at a…
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