Daley v. LaCroix

Plaintiffs filed this action to recover damages for personal injuries to Estelle and Timothy Daley and property damage resulting from the alleged negligence of defendant. At trial, defendant’s motion for directed verdict as to the personal injury claims was granted and plaintiffs appeal.

July 16, 1963, defendant’s motor vehicle left the highway in the vicinity of plaintiffs’ home and sheared off a utility pole which caused some high voltage electric lines to snap. The latter struck electric lines leading into plaintiffs’ home causing great electrical explosion and considerable property damage.…