LAZAR v. CLEVELAND ELEC. ILLUMINATING CO.

No. 74-515.

43 Ohio St. 2d 131 (1975)

LAZAR, APPELLANT, v. THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Gold, Rotatori, Messerman & Hanna, Mr. Harry A. Hanna and Mr. Milton Dunn, for appellant.

Messrs. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Mr. Eben G. Crawford and Mr. William J. Kerner, for appellee.


PAUL W. BROWN, J.

The evidence presented in the Court of Common Pleas was clearly sufficient to justify a finding of negligence on the part of CEI. The jury's determination in that regard has not been challenged. What remains at issue is whether the appellant, grievously injured as a result of contact with high tension lines, was contributorily negligent as a matter of law.

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