Olin v. United Electric Light & Power Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, seventh district, entered in favor of the defendant upon a verdict directed by the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.
The action is brought for trespass in entering plaintiff’s premises by trickery and wrongfully turning off the electric light without plaintiff’s consent.
On December 2,1912, about four thirty p. m. after all bills due for electric light supplied to plaintiff by defendant had been paid, defendant’s “ cut out inspector ” called at plaintiff’s apartment, rang the bell, and said he came to read the electric meter. He was given a chair, and the light turned on by the plaintiff’s servant for him to read the meter. Instead of read*428ing or inspecting the meter he turned off the current. When asked why…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Reed v. New York & Richmond Gas Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Dobbs v. Northern Union Gas Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1912
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