Young v. Mississippi River Power Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — HenRY Bank, JR., Judge. From a judgment of the district court confirming an award in plaintiff’s favor under the Workmen’s Compensation Act the defendant appeals. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
"WEAVER, J.
The defendant is a corporation, owning and operating an extensive plant for the production and distribution of electric power at Keokuk, Iowa. Prom its dam it maintains various transmission lines, one or more of which extends from its central station to the town of Port Madison, a distance of 24 miles. At Port Madison pumps are installed, operated by electric power, to lift surface water collecting there over the levee into the river. The transmission line carries 11,000 volts of electricity from which about 440 volts are diverted by the use of a transformer for the operation of…
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