GILLOTTE v. OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

No. 37282.

176 N.W.2d 24 (1970)

185 Neb. 296

John GILLOTTE, Appellee, v. OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, a Corporation, Appellant, Impleaded with Larson Cement Stone Co., a Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fraser, Stryker, Marshall & Veach, Omaha, for appellant.

Matthews, Kelley, Cannon & Carpenter, Omaha, for appellee.

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


McCOWN, Justice.

This is an action for damages for bodily injuries resulting from electrical shock and burns. The injuries occurred while plaintiff, John Gillotte, was unloading a boom truck alongside an electric power line constructed and maintained by the defendant, Omaha Public Power District. The verdict of the jury was for the plaintiff in the sum of $79,263. The defendant has appealed from the overruling of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict....

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