City of Logansport v. Green

This was an action against the appellant city for damages for negligently causing the death of Harry M. Green, by electrocution. The complaint charged that the appellant city operated an electric light and power plant, and maintained a line of poles on Twenty-second street, in the city of Logansport, on which were hung certain wires, known as arc wires and primary wires, respectively, that carried dangerous and deadly currents of electricity of 2,300 volts or more, and also a service wire leading from a transformer to the residences of patrons carrying electricity for domestic use, which was…