Legal Opinion
Engle v. West Penn Power Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 9, 1991No. 1449 and 1558PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROWLEY, President Judge:
This action has its origin in the “Election Day Flood” of November 3-6,1985. Appellants John H. Engle, William R. Engle, and William C. Engle, t/d/b/a Engle’s Holiday Har bor, a partnership, brought the action against West Penn Power Company (“West Penn”), owner and operator of the Lake Lynn Dam on the Cheat River in West Virginia, in an attempt to recover for property damage incurred in the flood. The Engles were certified as representatives of a class consisting of all persons or entities who suffered property damage in Pennsylvania between November 3 and 6, 1985, as…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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