Legal Opinion
Central Maine Power Company v. Devereux Marine, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 26, 2013PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] In this appeal from the denial of a motion to attach, we are asked to decide whether, pursuant to the Maine Overhead High-voltage Line Safety Act, 35-A M.R.S. §§ 751-761 (2012), Central Maine Power Company, as the owner of an overhead high-voltage power line, may be entitled to be fully indemnified by Devereux Marine, Inc., for damages that CMP paid to compensate a severely injured employee of Devereux Marine for injuries that the employee suffered when he was electrocuted after a boat mast that he was holding came into contact with the power line.
[¶ 2] CMP appeals from a denial of its…
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