Legal Opinion
Potomac Edison Co. v. Burdette
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 10, 1987No. 921, September Term, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Chief Judge.
This appeal is the result of a law suit by a dairy farmer against a public utility. It involves res ipsa loquitur and the effect of “stray voltage” on milk production of dairy cows.
Edward M. Burdette is a third generation dairy farmer. He and his stepmother, Juanita Burdette, have been operating a dairy farm at its present location in Montgomery County since 1964. The Potomac Edison Company (Potomac Edison) has provided electrical power to the Burdette farm since that time. To accomplish that end, Potomac Edison caused a transformer to be situated on a utility pole near…
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