Nordgren v. Western Colorado Power Company

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moore.

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to by name, was employed as an unskilled laborer by Monument Construction, Inc., which was engaged in erecting a steel building on a large floor space which had been entirely covered by a concrete slab. The building was being erected in Delta county for use as a storage place for fruit. The power lines of the Western Colorado Power Company passed directly over the building site before the construction work began. However, prior to the accident which resulted in injuries to Nordgren, the defendant company moved the line…