Cannon v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

The plaintiffs, John Cannon and Viola Cannon, appeal from an order dismissing their complaint for personal injury against the defendant, Commonwealth Edison Company (Edison). The issue is whether the plaintiffs pleaded facts which establish that the defendant’s acts were the proximate cause of the plaintiffs’ injuries.

According to the five-count complaint, on December 20, 1990, there was an electrical power outage in the residential area where the plaintiffs resided. The plaintiffs’ home was without electricity from 2:14 p.m. to 3:05 p.m. It was alleged on information and belief that the…