Croteau v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co.
Cases that cite this one
2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Heber v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co. (Wash. 1949)
- Barnett v. Des Moines Electric Co. (8th Cir. 1925)
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Opinion of the Court
If it is conceded that the defendant was careless in its management or control of the wires near the plaintiff’s house, it is apparent that the' defendant owed him no duty which it violated or failed to observe at the time he sought to cut the wires. This was a voluntary act on his part, neither authorized nor ratified by the defendant, nor rendered necessary for his own protection or that of his family. There was no emergency that required it. He was an intermeddler with the property of the . defendant, and cannot recover. McGill v. Company, 70 N. H. 125, 128; Garland v. Railroad, 76 N. H. 556; Clark v. Railroad, 78 N. H. 428.
Exception overruled: judgment for the defendant.
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