Fitch v. City of Blue Earth

Olsen, C.

Plaintiff, as administrator, brought suit to recover damages for the death of his son, Ronald Fitch, and recovered a verdict. A motion by defendant for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was granted, and plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered in pursuance thereof. Judgment was so ordered on the sole ground that the deceased, Eonald Fitch, was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The defendant city operates and maintains an electric light and powTer plant from which it furnishes electric current for lighting and other residential purposes to homes in the city.…