Hall

Plaintiff instituted this action to recover compensatory damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendants. Upon the trial of the action plaintiff presented evidence tending to sustain the allegations of his complaint and rested his case. The defendants thereupon moved the court for a nonsuit, -which was granted. Judgment in favor of defendants was rendered. Plaintiff thereafter moved for a new trial, which motion was denied, and he has now appealed from the judgment and from the court’s order denying the motion for a new trial.

The record discloses that the following facts were shown by the evidence submitted during the trial: On August 27, 1931, the defendants, E. H. Little and Merton Little, were in possession of a tract of land comprising 6.84 acres in Orange County. On this tract of land was a small pump-house containing a pump which was operated by electricity. The power used in the operation of the pump was furnished by the defendant, Southern California Edison Company. This company had erected a pole on the premises which were in the possession of the Littles. The pole was located a short distance from the pump-house and from it…