Legal Opinion
Devers v. Long Island Lighting Co.
Suffolk County District Court
Decided January 18, 1974Published
1Opinion of the CourtLa whence Newmabk, J.
Plaintiff has commenced a small claims action for property damage. It is claimed that $400 worth of meat stored in plaintiff’s freezer was ruined because of voltage cutbacks during August, 1973.
The defendant admits these power reductions and offers as a complete defense that section of LILCO’s general rules and regulations which governs limitations of liability (Long Island Lighting Company, General Information, II Rules and Regulations, rule 6, filed with the Public Service Commission, P.S.C. No. 7). CPLR 4540 (subd. [d]) makes a copy of this tariff as filed admissible and prima facie…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hamilton Employment Service, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Mullen v. Otter Tail Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Schoeman v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1971