Legal Opinion
In re Skidmore Estate
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 2016No. Docket No. 323757PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON RECONSIDERATION
Before: SHAPIRO, P.J., and O’CONNELL and BORRELLO, JJ. SHAPIRO, P.J.
Defendant, Consumers Energy Company, is an electrical utility and transmits high-power electricity over elevated wires. Shortly after dark, on July 19, 2011, one of Consumers’ high-voltage power lines fell to the ground in a residential neighborhood. Catherine Skidmore (Cathy) was electrocuted when she came into contact with the fallen line. Plaintiff Ralph Skidmore, individually and as personal representative of his wife’s estate, brought suit, alleging that the elevated power line fell due to a failure by *473C…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Estate of Catherine Dawn Skidmore v. Consumers Energy CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 2017
- Estate of Catherine Dawn Skidmore v. Consumers Energy CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 2017