Chickering v. Lincoln County Power Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Action on the case brought under R. S., Chap. 93, Sees. 9-10. Defendant filed demurrer to plaintiff’s writ and his amended declaration, and from the ruling of the presiding Justice overruling the demurrer, exceptions were filed. Judgment in accordance with opinion. Case stated in opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.
This action was brought, under the provisions of R. S., Chap. 92, Secs. 9 and 10, by the administrator of the estate of Alton A. Chickering, deceased, for the benefit of an only heir at law, to recover the pecuniary damages resulting from the immediate death *416of the intestate, in consequence of alleged wrongful neglect of the defendant.
After setting forth plaintiff’s appointment and qualification as administrator, and that he brought the suit for a statutory beneficiary, the substance of the declaration is that, on May 23rd, 1918, for transmitting electricity at high voltage from its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Reynolds v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Temple v. McComb City Electric Light & Power Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Griffin v. United Electric Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Sweeten v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Stark v. HoltzclawSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
- Town of Clinton v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Burns v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
- Love v. Virginian Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
- Orr v. First National Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
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