Southern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Evans
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Smith County. Tried below before Hon. E. W. Simpson.
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Associate Justice.
—The appellant owned and operated a system of telephone lines in the town of Troupe, and one of its telephones had been by it installed in the residence of appellee Evans. On the 27th of February, 1907, during a rain and thunder storm, Mrs. Evans, the wife of the appellee, received a severe shock from a flash of lightning, causing the personal injuries for the recovery of which this suit was brought against the appellant company. She was at the time standing in the room which contained the telephone, and within four or five feet of where the instrument was attached…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Maitland v. Gilbert Paper Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McMannewitzTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. McTyerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Griffith v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1900
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- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. AbelesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Tandy v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
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