Legal Opinion
Brown v. Potomac Electric Power Company
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 15, 1964No. Civ. A. 2486-60PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBINSON, District Judge.
The defendant is a corporate public utility engaged in the business of selling and distributing electricity in the District of Columbia. On the date of the events from which this litigation arose, the plaintiff resided in the house numbered 4025 Gault Place, Northeast, which is situated on the southern side of that street, and was a customer of the defendant.
The defendant maintained overhead distribution lines supported by a series of 30-foot poles extending along the southern side of Gault Place, Northeast, between the property line and the curb of the street. At the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- McDermott v. SevereSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Clark v. Associated Retail Credit Men of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Illinois Power & Light Corporation v. HurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. v. ClayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by10 opinions
- William J. Garber and John J. Hurley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Edwards v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Petition of United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1969
- Long v. AveryDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1966
- Harrison v. CANADA DRY CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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