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FERRISS v. TEXACO, INC.

No. 3774.

599 P.2d 161 (1979)

James W. FERRISS, Appellant, v. TEXACO, INC., a corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 7, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Tallman, Anchorage, for appellant.

Marcus R. Clapp and Doris R. Ehrens, of Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Fairbanks, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., CONNOR, BOOCHEVER and MATTHEWS, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice.

OPINION

DIMOND, Senior Justice.

James Ferriss, an employee of Rotta Sheet Metal Works, was working on the installation of metal canopies above gasoline pumps at a Texaco service station. While standing on top of a 14-foot 3-inch canopy, Ferriss suffered injuries from electrical shock when a piece of angle iron he was holding came into contact with a high-voltage power line. Ferriss brought an action for damages against the owner of the power line, Chugach...

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