Legal Opinion
Wise v. Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 24, 1941No. 16,544PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevenson, J.
The appellant brought this action in damages to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as a result of his coming in contact with an uninsulated electric wire, the property of the appellee.
The complaint was in one paragraph, and alleged generally that the appellee was a public utility corporation engaged in the distribution and sale of electric current to citizens in southern Indiana, including the city of Evansville. The complaint alleged that the appellee maintained a large number of poles and electric wires on and over the streets of the city of Evansville and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Temple v. McComb City Electric Light & Power Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Benton v. North Carolina Public-Service Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Stedwell v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Consolidated Electric-light & Power Co. v. HealySupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
- Chickering v. Lincoln County Power Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1919
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Jones v. City of LogansportIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- Petroski v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Wozniczka v. McKEANIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
- Hedges v. Public Serv. Co. of Indiana, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Brown v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1986
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