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MEEHAN v. PHILA. ELECTRIC CO.

424 Pa. 51 (1967)

Meehan, Appellant, v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 20, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Kahn, with him Winokur & Kahn, for appellant.

Michael A. Foley, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, January 20, 1967:

Louis Meehan, an electrician, was working on overhead electric wires when, brushing against a wire from which the insulation broke off, he sustained an electric shock which caused him to fall and sustain serious injuries. He brought a suit in trespass against the Philadelphia Electric Co., owner of the electric installation. At the trial, after he had presented all his evidence, the trial judge, upon motion by the...

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