Wood v. West Tree Service

Terry Crabtree, Judge.

On March 4, 1997, George Wood was electrocuted by a downed power line. Mr. Wood was an employee of West Tree Service and was cleaning up debris that was left by a recent tornado. The coroner’s report stated that the decedent was struck in the face as an energized wire fell off the tree branch he had picked up.

Mr. Wood’s body was taken to Southwest Regional Medical Center where the Coroner’s office inspected the body and took blood and urine samples. A bag of marijuana and a package of ZigZag cigarette rolling papers were found in the pockets of Mr. Wood’s pants. Tests…