Davis v. Malvern Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mills District Court. — J. B. Rockafellow, Judge. Action for damages. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. There was a verdict below, by direction of the court, for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Plaintiff is the father and administrator of the estate of Russell Edwin Davis, a child under the age of sis years, who was killed on May 28, 1917, at Malvern, Iowa, by taking hold of an imperfectly insulated electric wire, carrying 2,300 volts of electricity. The defendant is a corporation, owning and operating an electric light company, in Malvern, and on the date in question, was supplying power to the Malvern Milling Company for the operation of a large flouring mill.
Three of defendant’s wires were carried from a crossbeam near the top of a high pole to another crossbeam attached to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Edgington ex rel. Meyer v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Holbrook v. AldrichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Connell v. Keokuk Electric Railway & Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Brown v. Rockwell City Canning Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Wilmes v. Chicago, Great Western RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Rosenau Ex Rel. Rosenau v. City of EsthervilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Mann v. Des Moines Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- McKiddy v. Des Moines Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- Printy v. ReimboldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- Graves v. Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
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