Legal Opinion
Zasada v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 23, 1975PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of defendant Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, entered November 22, 1974 in Schoharie County, upon a dismissal of the complaint against said defendant by the court at a Trial Term at the close of the case. On September 9, 1969, the decedent, Ronald E. Pollen, and the plaintiff, John Kline, were unloading and moving steel items when a crane attached to one of the items touched live power lines owned and maintained by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara) thereby causing the decedent and the line to be electrified. This action was…
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- Tallarico v. Long Island Lighting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- Miner v. Long Island Lighting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Ward v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
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