Jesson v. Mansfield Ry., L. & P. Co.

Citations

• 35 Ohio C.C. Dec. 657
• 30 Ohio C.A. 170

Syllabus

<p>ELECTRICITY — NEGLIGENCE</p> <p>Death of Boy at Foot of Electric Pole not Showing of Actionable Negligence.</p> <p>Notwithstanding a high degree of care is required in the handling and use of electricity, electric companies are not insurers of persons who come in contact with charged wires through their own fault. Hence, actionable negligence is not shown on the part of an electric light and power company in the case of a boy who was a trespasser and was found dead at the foot of a pole upon which wires charged with electricity had been strung by the company under permission of the municipal authorities.</p> <p>[Syllabus approved by the court.]</p>