Legal Opinion
Strickland v. Roosevelt County Rural Electric Cooperative
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1982No. 5645PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Joseph Strickland was delivering a truckload of soil conditioner to Carter’s farm. While unloading, with the bed of the trailer raised, the bed came close to overhead electric wires of the Electric Company (Roosevelt County Rural Electric Cooperative). Strickland was electrocuted. Plaintiff sought damages for wrongful death. The jury’s verdict was in favor of Carter; its verdict was against the Electric Company. Plaintiff appeals; the Electric Company cross-appeals. There are five issues: (1) admission of evidence as to the height of the overhead wires; (2) the refusal to…
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