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DISNEY v. BUTLER COUNTY RURAL PUBLIC POWER DIST.

No. 36761.

160 N.W.2d 757 (1968)

183 Neb. 420

Frank DISNEY, Appellant, v. BUTLER COUNTY RURAL PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 23, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Snell & Winkle, John C. Whitehead, Columbus, Barney, Carter & Buchholz, Herbert M. Brugh, Lincoln, for appellant.

John E. Dougherty, York, Mills, Mills & Mills, Osceola, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN and NEWTON, JJ.

WHITE, Chief Justice.

The defendant's two-wire electric power transmission line (neutral wire 21 feet, 6 inches and hot wire 25 feet, 6 inches in height) crossed plaintiff's farmyard and driveway. Plaintiff sues for electric-shock-caused personal injuries occurring when a tractor pulling 70-foot irrigation sprinkler arms either contacted or arced with the hot line, throwing plaintiff off the tractor he was pulling the trailer sprinkler equipment with. The district...

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