KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO. v. GARLAND


234 S.W.2d 753 (1950)

KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO. v. GARLAND et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 8, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ogden, Galphin & Abell, Louisville, Patterson & Wilson, Pineville, for appellant.

Astor Hogg, Harlan, for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The judgment is for $2,000 for personal injuries sustained by an eleven year old boy, Floyd Garland, by electric shock and burns and a fall from a tree, through the branches of which ran uninsulated transmission wires carrying 4,000 volts. There is no substantial disagreement as to the facts. The appellant seeks a reversal of the judgment on the ground that it was entitled to a directed verdict.

The tree was located on a steep slope...

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