Laprocina v. Lourie
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In this negligence action, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court in favor of Defendant, the Narragansett Electric Company, holding that a public utility generally owes no common law duty to individual third parties who are allegedly injured, at least in part, as a result of inoperable streetlights.
George Lapriocina was walking across a street at an intersection when he was struck by a motor vehicle operated and owned by Defendants. Plaintiff commenced a negligence action alleging that the area where the accident occurred was not properly illuminated at the time of the incident, creating a dangerous condition to pedestrians. The trial justice ultimately concluded that Defendant did not owe a duty of care to George. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Narragansett did not owe a legal duty to George, a pedestrian, to maintain the streetlight at issue.
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