Legal Opinion
Futrell v. Arkansas-Missouri Power Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1939No. 11390PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, District Judge.
This is an action by Appellant against the Appellee to recover damages for personal injuries. At the close of all the evidence the Court directed a verdict for the Appellee and this appeal followed. The parties will be designated as in the court below.
The plaintiff was employed at the Dortch Cafe, Corning, Arkansas. On the afternoon of October 16, 1936, while she was engaged in hanging towels on a metallic clothes line at the rear of the building in which the cafe was conducted, she received an electric shock that resulted in serious injuries. She alleged negligence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Texarkana Gas & Electric Light Co. v. OrrSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. BruceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Chiles v. Fort Smith Commission Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Harry R. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Wesson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- Frerichs v. Eastern Nebraska Public Power DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1951
- Brown v. Potomac Electric Power CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1964
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