Central Union Telephone Co. v. Sokola
Indiana Court of Appeals
From St. Joseph Circuit Court; Walter A. Funle, Judge. Action by Peter Sokola, as administrator of the estate of Anton Sczmankowski, deceased, against the Central Union Telephone Company and tire South Bend Electric Company. From a judgment for defendant South Bend Electric Company and for plaintiff on a verdict for $6,000 against the Central Union Telephone Company, the telephone. company appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, P. J.
Sait by appellee, as administrator, against appellant and the South Bend Electric Company for damages for the death of Anton Sczmankowski as the result of an electric shock from the wires of appellant and the electric company. Upon issues formed, the jury returned a verdict against appellant telephone company, and over a motion for a new trial judgment was rendered on the verdict. The errors assigned,' (1) and (2), question the sufficiency of the complaint; (3) overruling the motion for a new trial.
The only questions argued by counsel are those arising under the third assignment of error. A…
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