Legal Opinion
Killoren Electric Company v. Hon
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 31, 1947No. 4-8093PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.
In this case, lightning is ^claimed to have traveled over electric wires, and inflicted personal injuries on appellee; and he seeks to hold appellant liable, claiming appelant’s negligence concurred with the lightning within the rule of the cases collected and citfed in West’s Arkansas Digest, “Negligence,” § 61.(1). Here are the facts:
In 1942, Killoren Elec. Co. constructed a transmission line for the Arkansas Valley Electric Co-op. in and near the community of Hon, Arkansas. The transmission line was designed to carry 7,200 volts of electricity. Included in the said…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Colbert v. Holland Furnace Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1928
- Wood v. Drainage District No. 2Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1913
- Arkansas Valley Cooperative Rural Electric Co. v. ElkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
- Little Rock & Fort Smith Ry. Co. v. EubanksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. BruceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Childress v. NordmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
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