Supreme Court of Florida January 15, 1906 (High v. City of Jacksonville)

Hocker, J.

The plaintiff in error sued the defendant in error for damages for the death of his minor child, John Henry High, alleged to have been caused by touching his foot on a live electric wire controlled by the city, alleged to have been negligently permitted by it to fall and lie on the street where the child was killed, from the 29th to the 31st of August inclusive.