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BERGENDAHL v. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY.

No. 97-P-1317.

45 Mass. App. Ct. 715 (1998)

CHARLOTTE BERGENDAHL v. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Essex.

November 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. McNulty (Dana A. Curhan with him) for the plaintiff.

Nicholas J. DeNitto for the defendant.

Present: BROWN, GREENBERG, & LAURENCE, JJ.

LAURENCE, J.

This matter arises from the accidental death of Marcy Bergendahl, who was electrocuted when an aluminum ladder she was helping to move touched a live 8,000 volt power line owned by Massachusetts Electric Company (MEC). Plaintiff Charlotte Bergendahl, administratrix of her daughter's estate, brought suit against MEC, seeking recovery grounded on the contention that MEC's negligence with respect to the power line caused Marcy's death. A Superior Court judge...

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