Legal Opinion
Gerstner v. Washington Water Power Co.
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1992No. 19295PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACKGROUND PROCEEDINGS
BISTLINE, Justice.
On December 11,1983, plaintiff-appellant Thomas Gerstner received a high voltage electrical shock from a transformer utilized by his employer, Hern Ironworks. The Gerstners filed a complaint on November 7, 1984, alleging that Washington Water Power Company (“WWP”) was negligent in the construction, maintenance and/or control of its product, electricity, used by Hern Ironworks. The district court dismissed the case on February 21, 1989. In the intervening time period, the following events occurred.
On November 15, 1984, the complaint and various discovery…
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