KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY v. DILLON


345 S.W.2d 486 (1961)

KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY, Appellant, v. G. C. DILLON et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis W. Reeves, Maxwell P. Barret, Hazard, E. Gaines Davis, Jr., Frankfort, for appellant.

S. M. Ward, Hazard, for appellees.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellees, Guy C. Dillon (also called "Doc" Dillon) and his wife, Mollie, sued the Kentucky Power Company to recover $11,381.85 as damages for the destruction of their residence and contents by fire. The basis of the action was negligence in installing and maintaining electrical wiring and equipment servicing the building. The plaintiffs recovered a judgment for $4,000.

The appellant insists there was no trustworthy evidence of negligence...

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