Sadler v. Lynch
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Elbert Lynch was killed apparently as a result of touching a dump truck which had become electrified when the boom of a mechanical crane, by which a metal dragline bucket was being loaded into the truck, came in contact with an electric wire carrying about 6400 volts. His administratrix brought this action for damages, alleging that his death was due to the negligence of the defendant Sadler, owner of the truck and crane, and recovered a verdict and judgment for $2,500, which this writ of error brings up for review.
Sadler was a crane operator of long experience. Lynch, a married man about 25…
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