Legal Opinion
C. & L. Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. v. McEntire
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 19, 1949No. 4-8970PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.
McEntire, a construction company employe, was seriously burned and permanently impaired when he came in contact with an electrically-charged wire. Three defendants have appealed from his judgment for $40,000.
C & L Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation operates in Lincoln and other counties as owner of transmission lines and appurtenances. It had an extensive reach in 1947 when new demands prompted expansion. Existing installations had been built by three contractors, one being Delta Construction Company of Clarksdale, Miss. The Federal Government advanced…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Moore & Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. GillihanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- W. H. Moore Lumber Company v. StarrettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
- Ice Service Co. v. ForbessSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Meyer v. MooreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Welker v. Kennecott Copper CompanyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1965
- C & L Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. v. KincaidSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953
- Associated Engineers, Inc. v. JobCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Kincade v. C. & L. Rural Electric Coop. Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
- C & L Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. v. American Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1961
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