TEXAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY v. JACOBS

No. 3607.

323 S.W.2d 483 (1959)

TEXAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellant, v. Bobby L. JACOBS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roe, Ralston & McWilliams, Corsicana, Burford, Ryburn & Ford, Dallas, for appellant.

Dawson & Dawson, Corsicana, Caldwell, Baker, Jordan & Hill, Dallas, for appellee.


TIREY, Justice.

Appellee brought this action for injuries received as a result of his attempt to lift with a board one of the defendant's electric wires which was constructed and maintained across a public road in order to permit the passage of a house being moved on such road and under the wire. He grounded his cause of action on the negligence of the light company in the construction and maintenance of its lines, on both statutory and common-law grounds. At the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases