Legal Opinion
Caldecott v. Long Island Lighting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 28, 1969No. Nos. 31, 32, Dockets 33378, 33379PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This is a diversity action for wrongful death and pain and suffering of the plaintiff’s intestate. Plaintiff’s husband died of suffocation and burns in his basement on February 25, 1964. Shortly after her husband went to the cellar, plaintiff heard a loud noise like a bomb. She called to her husband who did not answer, and another loud noise followed shortly thereafter. The cause of the explosion and fire was in dispute. The jury’s verdict against the defendant lighting company was based on evidence that a gas leak in the cellar had been reported to the company…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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