Cockrell v. Lamb County Electric Cooperative, Inc.

DENTON, Chief Justice.

F. E. Cockrell brought this suit against Lamb County Electric Cooperative, Inc. for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when he came in contact with the defendant’s electrical power lines. Industrial Underwriters Insurance Company intervened as the workmen’s compensation carrier. Judgment for the defendant was entered upon the jury verdict.

On July 28, 1965, the Britt Trucking Company was engaged in moving oil field machinery from a site northeast of Level-land, Texas to an area near Rankin, Texas. As the loads to be hauled were in excess of the maximum legal…