Legal Opinion
Smith v. Central Maine Power Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 9, 2010No. Docket: Pen-09-94PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Bryan A. Smith suffered severe electrical injuries while he was working for Devereux Marine, Inc., when a sailboat mast he was moving made contact with a Central Maine Power Company line along Route 166 in the Town of Penobscot. Smith received workers’ compensation benefits from Devereux and separately filed suit against CMP, alleging that CMP negligently caused his injuries by allowing its power lines to be strung too low. Following a bench trial, the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Murphy, J.) found that Smith’s injuries resulted from CMP’s negligence and awarded Smith damages in…
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