Murphy v. Central Kansas Electric Cooperative Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thieke, J.:

This was an action by plaintiff to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband. From an adverse judgment the defendant appeals.

In a preliminary way, and to clarify matters later discussed, we make the following statement of facts which were admitted by the pleadings filed or disclosed by the undisputed evidence.

The defendant corporation distributed electric energy produced at its power station located southeast of Great Bend. From its power plant south to the Arkansas river and thence south from the river the company had a fine…