Legal Opinion
Seals v. County of Morris
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 14, 2012No. A-84/85 September Term 2010, 067441PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
Plaintiff John Seals crashed into an electric utility pole owned by defendant Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP & L) and First Energy Corporation. The pole was located on private property a few feet off a road maintained by defendant Morris County in Washington Township. Plaintiff claims that JCP & L is liable for negligently placing the pole in a dangerous location where it was foreseeable that a vehicle would veer off the road and that the county is liable for its negligence in not having it removed.
JCP & L contends that Contey v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., 136 N.J. 582, 643 A.2d 1005…
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