FINNING v. NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION


281 A.D.2d 844 (2001)

722 N.Y.S.2d 613

LEONARD A. FINNING et al., Plaintiffs, v. NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION, Appellant, and NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided March 22, 2001.


Mugglin, J.

Plaintiffs instituted this action to recover damages for the destruction, by fire, of their residence and its contents and for personal injuries. With respect to defendant Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (hereinafter NiMo), plaintiffs alleged that it negligently caused the fire by furnishing excessive electricity and exacerbated the damage by delay in cutting electrical service during firefighting efforts, resulting in the property loss claims and personal...

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