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· 3/12/1951

Andrews v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Citations

  • 63 S.E.2d 750
  • 192 Va. 150
  • 1951 Va. LEXIS 163

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • no duty to insulate wires placed at a proper height to guard against injuries occasioned by their falling
  • suit by administrator against third-party power company on behalf of rescuer killed in effort to remove broken electric overhead wire from body of helpless victim injured through power company's alleged negligence
  • estate of plaintiff, who was killed in an effort to remove broken overhead electric wire from body of another, sued power company for negligence in failing to discover and remove obstacles from power lines

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Judges: Hudgins, Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Miller

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