GARRETT v. ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 4-9424.

237 S.W.2d 895 (1951)

GARRETT et al. v. ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 26, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Coffelt, Little Rock, for appellants.

House, Moses & Holmes, Thomas C. Trimble, Jr. and Edward B. Dillon, Jr., all of Little Rock, for appellees.


WARD, Justice.

On December 16, 1944 Tommy Garrett, then 17 years old, was injured by coming in contact with a "live" electric wire when he climbed a light pole belonging to the defendant, Arkansas Power and Light Company. The extent of injury is not an issue here, because the lower court directed a verdict in favor of the defendants.

The scene of the accident is an old rock crusher located near the Little Rock Country Club, to the northwest, and also south...

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