[DOWNLOAD] "James W. Ferriss v. Texaco" by Supreme Court of Alaska * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: James W. Ferriss v. Texaco
- Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
- Release Date : January 07, 1979
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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DIMOND, Senior Justice. Opinion. James Ferriss, an employee of Rotta Sheet Metal Works, was working on the installation of metal canopies above gasoline pumps at a Texaco service station. While standing on top of a 14-foot 3-inch canopy, Ferriss suffered injuries from electrical shock when a piece of angle iron he was holding came into contact with a high-voltage power line. Ferriss brought an action for damages against the owner of the power line, Chugach Electric Association, Inc., and also against Texaco. The superior court, at the close of all the evidence, directed verdicts in favor of both Chugach and Texaco, and entered judgment accordingly. On appeal, we affirmed the judgment in favor of Chugach and reversed the judgment in favor of Texaco. Ferriss v. Chugach Electric Association, Inc., 557 P.2d 763 (Alaska 1976). We held that Texaco was chargeable with knowledge of the presence of electrical wires running over its gasoline pumps and of the fact that there was a risk of harm to invitees required by Texaco to construct a canopy within close proximity to the wires. We concluded that a jury question was presented as to the following issues: