Peters v. Lynchburg Light & Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Eitox to a judgment of tlie Corporation Court of the city of Lynchburg in an action of trespass on the ease. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
*334The declaration in this case, after first setting forth that the defendant is an electric light company located in the city of Lynchburg and engaged in the business of supplying electricity to the citizens of that city for lighting purposes, alleges: (1) That the defendant negligently suffered an excessive current of electricity to remain upon its wires leading into the plaintiff’s dwelling; (2) that it negligently permitted its secondary wire, used for conducting electricity into the building, to become crossed with its other wires, thus carrying a dangerous voltage of electricity therein;…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ross v. Cotton Mills.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Alexander v. Nanticoke Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Lynchburg Telephone Co. v. BookerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Norfolk Railway & Light Co. v. SpratleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Richmond & Petersburg Electric Railway Co. v. RubinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
3Cited by36 opinions
- Logan v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Georgia Power Co. v. KinardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Coca-Cola Bottling Works v. SullivanTennessee Supreme Court · 1942
- Riggsby v. TrittonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Sinkovitz v. Peters Land Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
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