WRIGHT v. CONNECTICUT RIVER ELECTRIC CO.

No. 5266.

106 N.H. 113 (1964)

CARL E. WRIGHT, Adm'r v. CONNECTICUT VALLEY ELECTRIC CO.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided December 30, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Batchelder and Walter L. Murphy (Mr. Murphy orally), for the plaintiff.

Leahy & Denault and Albert D. Leahy, Jr. (Mr. Albert D. Leahy, Jr., orally), for the defendant.


LAMPRON, J.

The essential facts are not in dispute. In 1944 the deceased, Forrest Wright, and his wife granted to a predecessor of the defendant an easement to construct a power line across their property in order to obtain electrical service. A 7,200-volt line was erected across the Wright premises. At its closest point, the line was 7' 5" from the dwelling. The verticle distance from the ground to the wire at a point opposite the chimney, later erected on the house...

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