Galloway v. Singing River Electric Power Ass'n

Plaintiff-appellant sued defendant-appellee for personal injuries sustained by electric shock. Upon conclusion of the evidence for both parties the trial court *311granted appellee a peremptory instruction. Judgment was entered for defendant and plaintiff appealed.

Appellee is an electric cooperative engaged in the distribution of electrical energy to its members. In 1939 it obtained an easement to construct and maintain power lines across the Stringf ellow property at Escatawpa, Mississippi, and constructed a power line across a portion of said property. It is not clear whether there was a…