Court Opinion

ID: 9777069
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 19:54:21.745778+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:32:47.355782
License: Public Domain

MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice
(dissenting) .
I respectfully dissent because I feel that the manufacturer gave adequate warning by written instructions to the purchaser of the cleaner and to the appellant by the silver and red sign affixed to the cleaner and thus was not guilty of negligence.
Pictures of the cleaner show the warning clearly. The fair import of the warning is that the cleaner should be used on 115 volts, AC or DC, and not on 220 volts. By his admission, appellant had had considerable experience with electrical appliances and knew the difference between 115 and 220 volts. The outlets in the plant were clearly marked as to the current voltage at each outlet. Anyone handling equipment operated by or connected to electrical current should know by common knowledge that he is handling something as dangerous as a poisonous snake. To ignore the warnings on the cleaner and at the outlet, in view of his considerable experience with such appliances, indicates a reckless disregard by appellant for his own safety that amounts to gross negligence.
Under these circumstances I feel that appellee was not guilty of negligence and that appellant was guilty of negligence.