Matos Cantalís ex rel. Matos v. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co.

Me. Justice De Jesús

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The high tension wires which the defendant uses to supply electric light pass over Buena Vista Street, in the Ward Santurce and at a minimum height of 26 feet 4 inches above the street level. Through its wires, which are not insulated, passes an electric current of 2,300 volts, without the defendant having taken any precaution to prevent injury to persons or property, other than the height at which it placed its power lines. Without our knowing how, a wire similar in thickness to that used to hang washing came in contact at one of its…