Conn v. Lexington Utilities Company

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis

Reversing.

The ultimate problem presented by this appeal is to determine the degree of care owed by a contractor who installs electric wires in a dwelling house. Some incidental questions, however, must be first determined. The action was predicated upon a contract by which the Lexington Utilities Company agreed with Mrs. Conn to wire her home in Lexington and to provide facilities for the use of electric lights. It was averred that the defendant had performed the contract in a negligent and unworkmanlinke manner _so that the wiring was defective and brought…