Legal Opinion

Bellotti v. Duquesne Light Co.

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County

Decided April 16, 1987No. 86-9965PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WETTICK, A.J.

—Plaintiffs sued Duquesne Light Company for property damage caused by a “power surge” entering plaintiffs’ residence on July 2, 1983. The suit was brought more than three years after the damage to plaintiffs’ property. Duquesne Light has filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings in which it contends that any theory upon which plaintiffs may recover is barred by the statute of limitations.

Plaintiffs concede that any tort action is barred by the statute of limitations.1 They seek to recover un-

*426der a breach of warranty theory.2 They contend that Duquesne Light breached the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Behrend v. Bell Telephone Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Schriner v. Pa. Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Williams v. West Penn Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. DeFrancesco v. Western Pennsylvania Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Alderwoods (Pennsylvania), Inc. v. Duquesne Light Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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