Legal Opinion
Delmar Ray Cook v. Baker Equipment Engineering Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1978No. 77-1555PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
On June 2, 1970, Delmar Ray Cook, a citizen of North Carolina, while performing work from an aerial tower for an electrical contractor, suffered severe flash burns as he moved an uninsulated high voltage electrical line on a cross arm of a utility pole. Several high voltage lines were mounted at various heights on the pole. At the time of the accident, which took place in Greensboro, North Carolina, Cook was standing in a fiberglass reinforced plastic basket or bucket. The allegedly insulated bucket was truck-mounted and had a boom which could be extended 45 to 50 feet into…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Patricia W. Salmon, Guardian Ad Litem of Timothy B. Salmon, a Minor v. Parke, Davis and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Ruth Williams v. Jessie Eugene Chick, Jr., and Pacific Mutual Door Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
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