Legal Opinion
Veals v. Consolidated Edison Co.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 23, 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
If Consolidated (Con) Edison’s actions in this case were held not to constitute gross negligence, I doubt if any consumer could ever successfully sue this utility company for damages sustained as a result of a wrongful power turnoff.
*627The essential facts are these: claimant Veals, a quiet but feisty professor of gerontology at Columbia University, lives on Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn.
His trouble with Con Edison began uneventfully in September of 1981 when he sent Con Edison $60 by check in payment of a bill. The check was enclosed and mailed by him in a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sharapata v. Town of IslipNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hamilton Employment Service, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Lee v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1978
- Hong Kong Export Credit Ins. Corp. v. Dun & BradstreetDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Newman v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Nelson v. Times Square Stores Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Landrum v. Florida Power & Light Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Federal Insurance v. Honeywell, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Lopez v. Univision Communications Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- Med-Sales Associates, Inc. v. Lebhar-friedman, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987