Trimyer v. Norfolk Tallow Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Trimyer, the plaintiff below, brought this action against the Tallow Company and the Power Company for damages for the serious and permanent injuries sustained by him from a current of electricity transmitted to him from a high tension line through a crane that he was operating. The trial court struck out his evidence on the ground that it failed to establish negligence on the part of either defendant; and, assuming that it did, that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. The plaintiff contends here that the court committed error in this ruling. The Indemnity Company was made a…
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