THURLOW v. PROVINCETOWN


337 Mass. 450 (1958)

149 N.E.2d 901

PAUL E. THURLOW vs. TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 2, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Burke, (Joseph J. Monaghan with him,) for the plaintiff.

James M. Langan, for the defendant.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., RONAN, SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, & CUTTER, JJ.


CUTTER, J.

The plaintiff seeks to recover for damage by fire to his house alleged to have been caused by the defendant's negligence in permitting electricity to escape into the house from the defendant's underground water system. The case is before us on the plaintiff's exception to the trial judge's direction of a verdict for the defendant. The facts are stated in their aspect most favorable to the plaintiff.

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