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TEXAS UTILITIES ELEC. CO. v. TIMMONS

No. 96-0247.

947 S.W.2d 191 (1997)

TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Jackie Byrum TIMMONS, individually and as representative of the Estate of Billy Edwin Byrum, deceased, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joann N. Wilkins, Kevin John Croy, Dallas, for Petitioner.

Brenda Jeffers, R. Travis Miller, Dallas, for Respondent.

HECHT, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, CORNYN, ENOCH, OWEN, BAKER and ABBOTT, Justices.

The sole question in this case is whether, as a matter of law, a 90-foot electric transmission tower is an attractive nuisance to a 14-year-old boy. The district court answered no, granting summary judgment for the defendant. The court of appeals answered yes. 917 S.W.2d...

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