Legal Opinion

Callejas v. Horsepower Electric, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 22, 2005No. 3D04-829Published

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

  1. McCain v. Florida Power CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Clay Elec. Co-Op., Inc. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  3. Goldberg v. Florida Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2005
  4. White v. Orlando Utilities CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963

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