Hartenstine v. United Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 5, Jan. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., Oct. T., 1905, No. 119, for defendant non obstante veredicto in case of Delila Hartenstine v. United Telephone and Telegraph Company. Trespass to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
At the time the husband of appellant was killed by an electric shock he was helping to string wires for the appellee. He was employed as a reelman. A wire from his reel and that from one alongside of it were fastened to a running board to which a rope was attached. This running board kept the wires apart and prevented their twisting as they were carried over the arms of the poles. When a pole was reached the lineman carried the rope up to a cross-arm and threw it down on the other side. A man on the ground would then carry the rope forward, pulling the wires to the…
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