Legal Opinion
Food Pageant, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1981PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
The case and appeal submitted for our review arises from the 1977 New York City blackout, which left approximately three million customers of Consolidated Edison of New York located in New York City and Westchester County without electrical power. Plaintiff, a grocery store chain, brought suit seeking damages for food spoilage and loss of business. Presented for our consideration is whether a jury verdict finding defendant to have been grossly negligent may stand.
On July 13, 1977, Con Edison’s entire electrical power system blacked out. The apparent initiating…
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