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Recent Decisions on Utility Liability for Fire Protection
Author(s) -
Murdoch John H.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1966.tb01551.x
Subject(s) - liability , supreme court , business , supreme court decisions , strict liability , actuarial science , law , law and economics , economics , political science , finance
This article discusses two recent decisions by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that overturned long‐honored legal precedents concerning water utility liability for fire losses. They well may have the effect, in Pennsylvania as well as in other states, of greatly increasing utility liability. These two cases raise serious questions of public policy concerning both municipally‐owned and investor‐owned water utilities.