Legal Opinion
Smith v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1935No. 3734PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
Paul A. Smith, herein referred to as plaintiff, was severely burned by indirect contact with a high-voltage electric wire owned and operated by the Appalachian Electric Power Company, and brought suit against the company, herein referred to as defendant, to recover damages in the amount of $150,000. The suit, brought originally in the circuit court of Kanawha county, W. Va., was removed to the District Court because of diversity of citizenship and was there tried. At the conclusion of all the evidence, the District Judge directed a verdict in the defendant’s favor upon…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Sweet v. . PerkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- McLaughlin v. Louisville Electric Light Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
- Braun v. . Buffalo General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Thomas v. Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Conowingo Power Co. v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- American General Ins. v. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Brown v. Potomac Electric Power CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1964
- Cole v. American Bridge Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
- Manaia v. Potomac Electric Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
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