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HERNANDEZ v. GEORGE FAILING CO.

No. 3668-5-III.

28 Wn. App. 548 (1981)

624 P.2d 749

ELENA HERNANDEZ, as Administratrix, Appellant, v. GEORGE E. FAILING CO., ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

March 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rembert Ryals and Critchlow & Williams, for appellant.

Terry A. Brooks, Brooks & Larson, David Friend, and Houger, Garvey & Schubert, for respondents.

MUNSON, J.

Elena Hernandez appeals a summary judgment order1 dismissing Benton Rural Electric Association from her wrongful death action in Benton County Superior Court. We affirm.

This appeal presents the sole question of whether a public utility may be held strictly liable for electrocution caused by a drilling rig coming into contact with the utility's uninsulated, but lawfully suspended, power transmission lines.

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