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Stancill v. Potomac Electric Power Co.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided October 2, 1984No. 82-1091PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

Appellants protest the District Court’s award of summary judgment to Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepeo) in a diversity action for damages arising out of an electrical accident in Maryland. Raymond A. Stancill was injured and John William Kefauver was killed when an aluminum ladder they were handling came into contact with an uninsulated high-voltage distribution line owned and maintained by Pepeo. The District Court ruled that they assumed the risk by failing to comply with Maryland’s High Voltage Line Act,1 and thus foreclosed any recovery. We affirm, likewise, on the…

3Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Harrison v. Montgomery County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  4. White v. KingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  5. John M. Lee v. Flintkote CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979

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4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Willis E. Wilson, Rep., Estate of Tomikia Wilson v. Good Humor Corporation and David A. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  2. Nelson v. Nationwide Mortgage Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1987
  3. Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh v. BinkerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
  4. Godbey v. Frank E. Basil, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1985
  5. Stancill v. Potomac Electric Power Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984

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