Legal Opinion
Krongos v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 27, 1992No. A054282PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WHITE, P. J.
On December 7, 1988, Pete Sam Krongos was electrocuted while working in a construction yard when a cable he was holding touched an overhead high voltage line. His widow and children filed suit against Dana L. Whitaker (the lessor of the construction yard) and against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). The complaint alleged that the defendants had negligently strung the high voltage wires. The trial court granted defendants’ separate motions for summary judgment on the ground that neither defendant owed a duty of due care to the decedent. Plaintiffs have appealed from…
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