Hanson v. Washington Water Power Co.

— The trial of this action, which was brought by a guardian ad litem to recover for personal injuries sustained by his ward at an electric transformer station of the defendant, resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The appeal is from the judgment entered for the defendant notwithstanding the verdict.

The respondent is engaged in the business of supplying electric light and power to the city of Spokane and other communities in eastern Washington. To safely distribute electricity to the individual homes, it is necessary to reduce to a lower voltage the electricity as it comes over the…