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BARNHILL v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO

No. 79CA0813.

649 P.2d 716 (1982)

Charlene N. BARNHILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Colorado, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1982.

Certiorari Granted July 19, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Shelley B. Don, Shelley B. Don, Bruce A. Lampert, Richard M. Goodman, Ronald M. Andersen, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kelly, Stansfield & O'Donnell, Timothy J. Flanagan, Richard W. Bryans, Denver, for defendant-appellant.

PIERCE, Judge.

In this wrongful death action, defendant, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO), appeals a final judgment entered in favor of Charlene Barnhill, widow of the deceased. We affirm.

In May 1973, while the deceased and his brother were trimming a tree in the backyard of the Barnhills' rental property, a ladder they were using came in contact with an electric line owned and maintained by PSCO. As a result of that contact, the deceased was instantaneously...

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