Kentucky Power Co. v. Allen

OSBORNE, Judge.

This is a negligence action against an electrical power company for damages caused by a fire. The jury returned a verdict for $10,000. We reverse.

It is insisted by appellant power company that it was entitled to a directed verdict because appellee failed to sustain the burden of proving negligence on its part or that the power system in any way was the cause of the fire that damaged appel-lee’s property. The facts as shown by ap-pellee’s testimony support this contention.

Appellant maintained a power line along the right-of-way parallel with U. S. Highway 23. Appellee owned a…