Jones v. Monroe Electric Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hughes,

On May 12,1987, there was a severe electrical storm in the immediate vicinity of the plaintiffs’ farm. During the storm the barn of the plaintiffs, with its contents, Avas totally destroyed by fire. The issue raised at the trial was whether the barn was fired through the negligence of the Monroe Electric Company, or by an Act of God. The defendant company constructed an electric line over the highway in front of the plaintiffs’ barn and across a portion of the farm. It consisted of two wires running parallel. One was the hot or primary wire and the other was the…