Pierce v. Central Maine Power Co.

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) appeals from a Superior Court judgment (York County, Fritzsche, J.) following a jury trial. The jury found CMP liable for an accident in which a crane touched a power line at a construction site and awarded damages to plaintiffs Marie R. Pierce, Ronald D. Nadeau, and Martin L. Lancaster. CMP contends on appeal that the Superior Court erred (1) by refusing to admit plaintiffs’ pleadings and answers to interrogatories for impeachment purposes; (2) by failing to estop plaintiffs from contending that CMP was solely responsible for the…