Legal Opinion
Sulpher Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Verdugo
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 2, 1971No. 2 CA-CIV 895PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Judge.
This is an action for the wrongful death of Basilio S. Verdugo which was consolidated for trial with one brought by the widow of Heraelio A. Beltran who was killed in the same accident. 1
The deaths of Beltran and Verdugo occurred while they were attempting to install a 29' long television antenna to the side of a home in Patagonia, Arizona. The appellant’s distribution system in the area consisted of two bare wires, one “hot” and one “neutral”, located approximately 28' from the ground. The “hot” line passed the top of the porch in front of the home, overlapping it by about six…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Carrel v. LuxArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- Heimke v. MunozArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- Cronk v. Iowa Power and Light CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Elliott v. Black River Electric CooperativeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Foster v. ClarkOregon Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. KaiserArizona Supreme Court · 1973
- Yampa Valley Electric Ass'n v. TeleckySupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Espinoza v. SchulenburgArizona Supreme Court · 2006
- Zimny v. Cooper-Jarrett, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
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