Callejas v. Horsepower Electric, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtShepherd, J.
Miguel A. Callejas, as personal representative of Miguel Eduardo Callejas, a minor, and Yasset and Blanca Maria Inc-iarte and Jesus Guillermo Inciarte, as co-personal representatives of the Estate of Edgard Jesus Inciarte, a minor, appeal an adverse final summary judgment in a negligence action against Florida Power and Light Company (FPL). The undisputed facts show that the minor children were electrocuted when they stepped into an energized puddle of water surrounding a metal street light. The tragedy occurred because a wire inside the pole had frayed such that electrical current supplied…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McCain v. Florida Power CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Clay Elec. Co-Op., Inc. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
- Goldberg v. Florida Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2005
- White v. Orlando Utilities CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963