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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY v. MABIN

125 S.E.2d 145 (1962)

203 Va. 490

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY v. Willie O. MABIN.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 23, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archibald G. Robertson, Lewis T. Booker, Richmond (T. Lanier Sawyer, John M. Hollis, Norfolk, Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, Richmond, Willcox, Cooke, Savage & Lawrence, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

J. Randolph Davis, Robert Friend Boyd, Norfolk (Wilson L. Rivers, Davis & Boyd, Norfolk, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON, and CARRICO, JJ.

CARRICO, Justice.

Willie O. Mabin, the plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment against Virginia Electric and Power Company, the defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he came into contact with an electric wire owned by the defendant. The motion alleged that the defendant was negligent in the installation and maintenance of the wire.

A jury trial resulted in a verdict of $50,000.00 in favor of the plaintiff, which was approved by...

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