Reiland v. Wisconsin Valley Electric Co.

The plaintiffs contend that the court erred in granting defendant’s motion for a nonsuit, for the reason that there was evidence from which the jury might properly have found that the defendant was guilty of negligence proximately causing said death and that the deceased was free from negligence contributing to his death.

The plaintiffs’ contentions are based upon the claim that the wires belonging to the city of Stevens Point were not insulated; that the defendant did not elevate them to a sufficient height under the circumstances; that the defendant should have reasonably anticipated that…