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Covelli v. Long Island Lighting Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1987
133 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)

Opinion

October 5, 1987

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Morrison, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The trial court properly granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the causes of action to recover damages for personal injuries and loss of services. Although the plaintiffs did adduce sufficient proof to demonstrate that the defendant, a utility, breached the duty to them to exercise reasonable care in the maintenance of the power lines, there is no evidence in this record to establish that the defendant's breach of its duty was a proximate cause of the plaintiffs' alleged injuries (see, Francois v. Commercial Hotel, 131 A.D.2d 540; Edwards v. Nemenyi, 92 A.D.2d 785, affd 61 N.Y.2d 800). Lawrence, J.P., Eiber, Spatt and Sullivan, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Covelli v. Long Island Lighting Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1987
133 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)
Case details for

Covelli v. Long Island Lighting Co.

Case Details

Full title:FRANK J. COVELLI et al., Appellants, v. LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 5, 1987

Citations

133 A.D.2d 605 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987)