Legal Opinion
Westchester Associates, Inc. v. Boston Edison Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 16, 1999No. 97-P-1389PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacobs, J.
Westchester Associates, Inc. (Westchester), is the owner of a six-story office building in Framingham immediately adjacent to electric power lines1 operated by Boston Edison Company (Edison). Magnetic fields generated by the power lines have caused disruption and distorted images on computer monitor screens used by tenants who leased space in Westchester’s building. Claiming various injuries,2 Westchester filed *134a complaint in the Superior Court alleging Edison’s operation of the lines creates a nuisance; is negligent; intentionally interferes with Westchester’s contractual relations with…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United Truck Leasing Corp. v. GeltmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- Stevens v. Rockport Granite Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Waters v. BlackshearMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Edgcomb v. Lower Valley Power & Light, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Quintain Development, LLC v. Columbia Natural Resources, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
- Hamouda v. HarrisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
- Tofias v. Energy Facilities Siting BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Federal Insurance v. Boston Water & Sewer CommissionDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
- Federal Insurance v. Boston Water & Sewer Commission & MATEP, LLCDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
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