Dillon v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co.

The bridge was in the compact part of the city. It was in evidence that at one time the defendant’s construction foreman had complained to the city marshal about its use by boys as a playground and in his complaint had referred to the defendant’s wires. The only wires were those over the bridge superstructure. From this evidence and that relating to the extent of the practice for boys to climb up to and upon the horizontal girders an inference that the defendant had notice of the practice was reasonable. The occasion for the complaint might be found due to apprehension of danger from…