Matthews v. City of Farmington

GRIMM, Judge.

In this jury-tried case, City of Farming-ton appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Lynn Otis and Mary Jean Matthews. Plaintiffs’ home was destroyed when a high-voltage power line maintained by City came into contact with an uninsulated service line connected to plaintiffs’ home, causing a fire.

City raises five points on appeal. It contends the trial court erred (1) in overruling City’s motion for a directed verdict, j.n.o.v., and new trial because plaintiffs failed to establish a cause of action or proximate cause; (2) in allowing plaintiffs’ expert to express opinions…