Rohrbaugh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

KELTON, Senior Judge.

In this case, due to a power company terminating electric service at a rental property during a period of sub-zero temperature weather conditions, a house was extensively damaged as a result of the freezing and rupturing of radiators and the water system. We are called upon to determine whether and to what extent a power company owes a duty of care to ensure that owners of a rental property are aware that the power company intends to terminate electric service during a period of harsh winter weather conditions.

Here, the owners of the rental property (the Rohrbaughs)…