Twardosky v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.

The defendants take the position that their motions for directed verdicts should have been granted for the following reasons: “1. There was no evidence of any negligence on the part of the defendants in maintaining the pole in question as and where it did; 2, There was no evidence to show any contact between the truck and the pole to cause the accident; 3, There was no evidence to show that the plaintiffs suffered any damage as the result of any contact.”

It is difficult to maintain these positions in the face of our decision in the case of Hayes v. Company, 86 N. H. 486. It was there pointed…