Puget Sound Power & Light Co. v. Strong

Puget Sound Power and Light Company (Puget) appeals an order of summary judgment in favor of Gerald Strong which limited the damages Puget could recover for a utility pole destroyed by Strong. We affirm.

Strong negligently drove his automobile into one of Puget's utility poles and destroyed it. Puget, thereafter, *432instituted a suit against Strong seeking damages for the cost of the replacement pole plus the cost of labor and overhead expenses incident to its replacement. Strong answered and admitted liability for the labor and overhead expenses incurred by Puget in replacing the pole but…