Hillman v. Northern Wasco County PUD

The plaintiff, Les Hillman, brought this action against the Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendant is a quasi-municipal corporation engaged in the distribution and sale of electrical energy in a district which includes The Dalles and adjacent territory. While plaintiff was engaged in removing two beams from the wall of a burned-out building he re ceived a shock from an adjacent electrical installation maintained by defendant and fell from the wall. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $82,500.

After the entry…