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SHRUM v. PENNA. ELECTRIC CO.

440 Pa. 383 (1970)

Shrum, Appellant, v. Pennsylvania Electric Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Ray Pope, Jr., for appellant.

Robert E. Wayman, with him Wayman, Irvin, Trushel & McAuley, for appellee.

Robert B. Filson, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

OPINION PER CURIAM, October 9, 1970:

The cause of action declared upon in this case arose on August 16, 1957, when plaintiff's decedent was electrocuted by coming in contact with a "dragline" (a type of shovel used in strip mine operations), the boom of which was in close proximity to an overhead high power tension line of Pennsylvania Electric Company ("Electric Company"). Trial commenced June 12, 1961 and was concluded June 14, 1961. The trial court granted the...

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