Legal Opinion
Souza v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 28, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
On August 25, 1975, plaintiffs Fred R. Souza and his wife Charlotte D. Souza brought a civil action in the Superior Court (Penobscot County) against defendant Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. The action sought damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiffs in consequence of plaintiff Fred Souza’s coming in contact with high voltage electrical transmission wires alleged to have been negligently maintained by defendant.
In January 1978, the case was tried before a jury which, applying the principles of our “comparative negligence” law (14 M.R. S.A. § 156), found that defendant…
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