BANKE, Chief Judge.
The appellees, Mr. and Mrs. Austin, sued the appellant, an independent telephone company, to recover damages for a severe eye injury sustained by Mr. Austin when he was struck by a small fragment of copper wire while operating a gasoline powered rotary lawn mower adjacent to one of the company's telephone poles. This appeal follows the entry of judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the Austins in the amount of $40,000.
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