Cox v. Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Ass'n

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment of the district court.

Facts

Charles Cox sustained personal injuries on December 2, 1962, when a 30-foot red cedar pole, installed in a farmyard, broke while he was working on it, causing him to fall to the ground and sustain personal injuries on account of which the present action was instituted by Cox and his wife. The complaint filed initially charged negligence on the part of Page & Hill, Inc., supplier of the pole, but plaintiffs’ cause of action as against this defendant was dismissed prior to trial. The complaint also charged that defendant…