Havner v. Northeast Arkansas Electric Cooperative

11Appellant Tony Havner appeals from the Baxter County Circuit Court’s order granting summary judgment to appellee Northeast Arkansas Electric Cooperative (NAEC). Appellant argues that the court erred in granting summary judgment because NAEC had a legal duty under Arkansas law to inspect, maintain, and repair the line in question. We affirm.1

Appellant was injured in a motorcycle accident in August 2011 on Highway 5 in Baxter County, Arkansas. At the time of the accident, appellant was traveling behind[ aTommie L. Walker III when the sickle on Walker’s tractor caught a low-hanging cable…