Legal Opinion
Snowden v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 6, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-74-NN and 76-75-NNPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
KELLAM, Chief Judge.
Jurisdiction of these actions exists by reason of alleged diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The basis of the actions is the alleged negligence of defendant, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Vepco). Vepco is a public service corporation engaged in the production, distribution and sale of electricity, which, in part, is distributed and transmitted through the Company’s electric lines, mostly through overhead wires hanging from towers or poles.
At the time of the accident in question Vepco was engaged in improving, repairing or rebuilding its…
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