The proprietors of every line of wire strung in a highway shall indemnify the town against all damages, costs and expenses to which it may be subjected by reason of any insufficiency or defect in the highway occasioned by the presence of the wires and their supports therein.
RSA 231:175
PS 81:16. PL 97 :15. 1935, 100:1. RL 113:17. 1945, 188:1, part 24:16. RSA 254:17. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.