DILLON V. TWIN STATE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
163 A. 111 (1932)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a negligence action from a minor's death by electrocution
after falling from a bridge and grabbing Twin State (D) utility company's live wires. D
appealed the trial court's entry of judgment for Dillon (P) administrator of decedent's
estate.
FACTS: It was known for boys to climb up to and upon the horizontal girders of a public
bridge. D maintained electrical wires on the structure of the bridge. There was no danger to
those using the bridge normally but there would be danger to the known trespassing children.
Their danger only came about from climbing upon the upper framework of the bridge. The
decedent was a fourteen-year-old boy and was on top of one of the girders when he lost his
balance and grabbed an electrical wire to save himself from falling. He was electrocuted. D
moved for a directed verdict and it was denied. The jury could not reach a verdict and the
trial judge transferred the case to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. D excepted based on
the denial of a directed verdict in that the boy would have fallen to his death even without
being electrocuted.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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