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OLSON v. CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVE, INC.

No. 7770.

94 N.W.2d 506 (1959)

Russell OLSON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVE, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

January 28, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson & Milloy, Wahpeton, for plaintiff and respondent.

Wattam, Vogel, Vogel, Bright & Peterson, Fargo, for defendant and appellant.

MORRIS, Judge.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries he received when the wires of an electric power line bearing 7,200 volts of electricity fell on a farm machine that he was operating under the power line on July 24, 1957. He alleges that this line, which was owned and operated by the defendant, was maintained in a negligent manner with the result that one of the poles broke causing live wires to fall and injure the plaintiff...

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