Kentucky & West Virginia Power Co. v. Elliott

Opinion op the Court by

Chibp Justice Sims

Affirming.

Appellee brought this action against appellant to recover $2700 for loss of his household goods and clothing destroyed by a fire in September 1945 which burned the house he rented. The petition averred that the fire was caused by the negligence of the Company in the construction and maintenance of the electric wire which ran along an outside wall of the house to the meter. The verdict was for $1,500 and to reverse the judgment entered thereon the Company insists: 1. it was entitled to a directed verdict; and 2. the instructions were erroneous.