Sinkovich v. Bell Tel. Co. of Pa.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

This action was brought by plaintiff to recover damages for the death of her husband, who was killed by a bolt of lightning while standing in front of a window in their home. The trial resulted in a verdict in plaintiff’s favor. Defendant appeals and submits for our con sideration, in support of the claim that judgment should be entered in its behalf, that there was no sufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s finding of negligence and no adequate proof of the causal connection between the negligence alleged and the death.

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