Bryant v. Tri-County Electric Membership Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, C.G. Bryant and Hal Bryant, brought this diversity action in negligence, warranty and strict liability against their local utility company, Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation, and the manufacturer of electrical transformers, Kuhlman Corporation, for property damage sustained in connection with a fire that consumed Plaintiffs’ sawmill. Defendant Tri-County Electric moves for summary judgment on the implied warranty and strict liability claims on the ground that Kentucky law imposes only negligence liability on a utility company for…