Mrs. Dorsey brought a suit against the Columbus Railroad Company, a corporation having its principal officе in the city of Columbus, alleging that the defendant had injured and damaged her in a large sum. Her petition, as amеnded at the trial, set forth averments to the following effect: The defendant was the owner of an electric lighting system in the city of Columbus, and was operating an electric lighting plant. In the operation of its business, on a day named, the defendant was engaged in manufacturing and generating currents of electricity аnd transmitting them along wires strung upon poles in that city, which currents were of sufficient strength to be dangerous, to humаn life. On said day, a son of the plaintiff was in the employ of the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., and was performing the duties of a lineman for said last-named company. As such lineman, he ascеnded one of the poles of the telephone company for the purpose of pеrforming some duty in connection with the stringing of the wires of that company on said pole, or fastening a cross-beam for said purpose; and while in the performance of his duty he came in contact with one of the wires of the defendant, which was charged with electricity, and by reason of said
To this petition the defendant demurred generally, on the ground that no cause of action was therein set forth ; and also demurred specially, because (1) thе plaintiff did not allege that the defendant company strung its wire upon the pole of the telephоne company, or that it was strung on its pole, with the knowledge and consent of the defendant comрany; and (2) because the plaintiff did not aver that her son did not know of the fact that said wire was attached to the pole of the telephone company and had become defective by reason of the insulation being worn off. The
Judgment reversed.