Alabama Power Co. v. Curry

POSTER, Justice.

Appellee was the owner of a storehouse wired for electricity served by appellant, an electric distributor for the public.

The case was tried on count A, which alleges that the wiring system in plaintiff’s house was defective, because there was no ground wire extending from the entrance switch into the ground, without which it was exceedingly dangerous during thunderstorms; that appellant, its servants, etc., knew of such defect and its dangers, and with such knowledge negligently maintained a current of electricity into said wiring appliances in plaintiff’s store, and that a…