Paul v. Staten Island Edison Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBeldock, J.
This is an action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate and for his conscious pain and suffering. The intestate, a lineman employed by Utility Lines Construction Co., Inc., was a member of a crew engaged in the removal of electric wires from an old defective wooden pole and the transfer of these wires to a new pole. While thus engaged upon the old pole the intestate was electrocuted when, at a point 20 feet above the ground, the pole suddenly broke, causing him to be thrown against high tension electric wires. The poles were owned jointly by the defendants…
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