Legal Opinion

Vanasek v. Duke Power Co.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 16, 1999No. COA98-607PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENE, Judge.

Margaret Vanasek (Plaintiff), both individually and as the admin-istratrix of the estate of Jeffrey Vanasek (Decedent), appeals from the trial court’s orders dismissing her complaint against the City of Charlotte, J.M. Butler, R.C. Stahnke, Unknown Officer #1, Unknown Fireman #1, and Unknown Fireman #2 (collectively, City Defendants).

In April of 1997, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Duke Power Company (Duke Power) and City Defendants, alleging that a power line located at 809 McAlway Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, snapped during an ice storm on Friday, 2 February 1996,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Riss v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
  4. Braswell v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  5. Stone v. North Carolina Department of LaborSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  5. Lassiter v. CohnCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005

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