Michael v. Harrison County Rural Electric Cooperative

ALLBEE, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment entered on an adverse jury verdict in their tort action arising out of injuries suffered by plaintiff Carl Michael when a dragline came in contact with defendant’s high voltage, overhead electrical transmission line. Plaintiff Marilyn I. Michael’s claim is based on loss of consortium.

The accident occurred on February 27, 1976, while Carl was working as a member of a Harrison County Road Department crew engaged in the repair of a bridge located northwest of Woodbine. A dragline was being used to lift and set steel beams in place on the…