Howard v. Washington Water Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered June 28, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, for personal injuries from electric shock.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action for personal injuries claimed to have been suffered by the plaintiff Lottie M. Howard through coming in contact with an exposed electric light switch in a house which the plaintiffs had rented from the defendant.
The complaint alleges that the defendant was the owner of an electric light plant, in the city of Spokane, and was engaged in furnishing to the residents of the city electricity for lighting and other purposes; that the defendant owned the residence in which the plaintiffs were living; that the house was wired for the purpose, and was lighted by electricity furnished…
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