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Choka v. St. Joseph Railway, Light, Heat & Power Co.

260 S.W. 67, 303 Mo. 132, 1924 Mo. LEXIS 739
Supreme Court of Missouri·Decided March 7, 1924·Published·Cited by 5 cases

Opinion

GRAVES, J.

Plaintiff, Clara Choka, the widow of William Choka, brings this action for damages for the alleged negligent killing of her said husband, by the defendant. Defendant is a light and power company in the city of St. Joseph, and engaged in furnishing light and electric power to other business corporations, and among them the Excello Feed Milling Company. In the furnishing of electric power to this Milling Company defendant had poles upon which were strung wires which carried a high, voltage of electric current. Near the northwest comer of the Milling Company’s main building was situated a pole of the defendant, and this pole was braced by means- of a wooden brace from the pole to the building. On this pole were.strung these high tension wires. A fair conception of the situation can be gained by defendant’s Exhibit No. 1, here reproduced.

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Choka v. St. Joseph Railway, Light, Heat & Power Co., 260 S.W. 67, 303 Mo. 132, 1924 Mo. LEXIS 739 (Mo. 1924).

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