ARKANSAS-MISSOURI POWER COMPANY v. CARL

No. 16403.

280 F.2d 7 (1960)

ARKANSAS-MISSOURI POWER COMPANY, Appellant, v. Ray B. CARL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

June 28, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Reeves, Caruthersville, Mo., made oral argument for appellant.

Chas. W. Medley, Flat River, Mo., made oral argument for appellee.

Before SANBORN, MATTHES, and BLACKMUN, Circuit Judges.


MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity case in which plaintiff-appellee recovered a judgment based on a jury verdict, for $12,422.58, as damages for serious injuries he sustained as the result of coming in contact with wires charged with electric energy which were owned and maintained by defendant-appellant.

On this appeal, defendant does not attack the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury's finding as to its negligence, but presents the sole...

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