Foster v. City of Union

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

Action against a municipal corporation for the recovery of damages on account of personal injuries. The appeal is from an order of nonsuit, and the sole question raised is whether the case made is one for which the enabling statute (Section 4478, Vol. 3, Code, 1922), gives a right of action against a city or town.

The plaintiff adduced evidence which established, or tended to establish, the following facts: That the plaintiff was injured by a high voltage current of electricity while engaged in holding an ordinary electric light globe…