Kolpin v. Pioneer Power & Light Co.

Pioneer Power and Light Company, Inc., appeals from a judgment upholding a jury verdict awarding Brad and Virginia Kolpin $133,326.90 for damage to their dairy herd caused by stray electrical voltage. The case was submitted on three theories of *490liability — negligence, strict liability in tort and nuisance — and the jury found in the Kolpins' favor on all three. Because there was a statute of limitations issue in the case the jury was also asked to determine whether the Kolpins discovered their cause of action against Pioneer more than six years before commencing suit. The jury answered the…