Legal Opinion
Lee v. Consolidated Edison Co.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 1, 1978PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Myriam J. Altman, J.
The July 13-14, 1977 system-wide blackout in the New York Metropolitan area brought public attention to the fact that the Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Ed) claims an exemption from liability for ordinary negligence based upon an exculpatory clause in its tariff, or rate schedule, on file with the Public Service Commission (PSC). At a time when "the uninterrupted continuity” of electric service "is essential to health and safety” (Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div. v Craft, 436 US 1, 14, n 15), the impact of such an exemption demands that its…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. International Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Bing v. ThunigNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- George Foltis, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Battalla v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lo Vico v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1979
- Montalvo v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1981
- Denmark v. New York Telephone Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1978
- Royster v. Consolidated EdisonCivil Court of the City of New York · 1982
- Goldstein v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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