Allen v. Texas Electric Service Company

BOYD, Justice.

This is an appeal by Abe S. Allen from a take nothing judgment in his suit against Texas Electric Service Company.

Appellant was seriously injured when he came into contact with an uninsulated energized wire carrying 7,200 volts, while working for R. B. Stovall Construction Company, and was paid $27,404.00 by Stovall’s compensation insurance carrier. Appellee had contracted with Stovall to change ou1. cross arms of its power lines which needed replacement, and to replace small wires, known as No. 4 ASCR, with larger wires, known as No. 4/0 Aluminum, in which work appellant was…