Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Sanger

delivered the opinion of the.court.

These parties appeared in reverse order in the trial court and are hereinafter so referred to, or as Sanger, and the company.

Plaintiff owned a ranch, one tract of which was pasture land. Defendant’s telephone line crossed this. While riding one horse and driving another over this tract plaintiff collided with defendant’s wire and was injured. Alleging that this injury was caused by defendant’s negligence, and damaged him in the sum of $20,000, he brought this action for that amount. On a verdict in his favor for $9,000 judgment was entered. To review that…