Legal Opinion
Bosley v. Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 3, 1969No. 1003PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShangraw, J.
This is an action to recover for electricity burns suffered by plaintiff, Bradley Bosley, then of the age of 9 years. The accident occured on June 21, 1965 while the'boy was playing in a hemlock tree and came in contact with defendant’s electrical transmission wires. .!
The complaint contains two counts, the first being founded on negligence, and the second on the doctrine of absolute liability.
The second count alleges the defendant’s ownership of the transmission line which carried 4100 volts and was maintained upon certain poles erected and located within the limits of, or in proximity to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Humphrey v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1927
- Dean Thompson v. Green Mountain Power CorpSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
- Goupiel v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1920
- D'Angelo v. Rutland Railway Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1927
- Lapham v. CurtisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1833
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Schriner v. Pa. Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Albert J. Wasik v. Robert W. Borg, and Third-Party v. Ford Motor Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Mobbs v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Greely, T. v. West Penn PowerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Smithbower v. Southwest Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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