Callahan v. Boston Edison Co.

During the course of removing debris (sludge, asbestos and sheet metal) from a boiler which belonged to the defendant Boston Edison Company (Edison), the plaintiff Callahan slipped and fell. A jury returned a verdict that Edison had been negligent and awarded Callahan damages of $315,000; the jury found against Edison on its third-party complaint against Crouse Nuclear Energy Services, Inc. The appeal concerns four claims of error in jury instructions and a generalized claim that the verdict was so against the evidence that Edison was entitled to a new trial. Edison had moved for a new trial…