Denver Consolidated Electric Co. v. Simpson

This was an action by the appellee to recover damages for personal injuries. The evidence tends to show that the appellant, for the purpose of furnishing light, was engaged in the business of conveying and distributing electricity throughout the city of Denver by means of wires attached to and suspended from poles placed in the streets and alleys of the city.

While the plaintiff was lawfully passing along one of the public alleys in the city, without any fault on his part, he came in contact with one of the defendant’s wires, heavily charged with electricity, which wire had become disconnected…