Hodgson v. Wisconsin Gas & Electric Co.

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff was a lineman for the Merton Telephone Company. On the 28th day of February, 1922, he was at the top of a telephone pole repairing a wire. At this point the power line of the defendant ran above the telephone line. There was a clearance of twenty-eight inches between the wires of the two lines. The plaintiff maintained his position on top of the pole by means of a supporting belt. The wire which he was splicing or repairing was on his right side. After the wire was repaired he lifted it and transferred it over his…