Elgin Airport Inn, Inc. v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

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• holding that the electricity provided was not unreasonably dangerous when the voltage surge varied only minimally from the normal current, and the plaintiff, rather than the defendant, was in the better position to mitigate the higher then usual voltage
• electricity is not unreasonably dangerous when the plaintiff, rather than the defendant, is in the better position to mitigate higher then usual voltage
• current in “single phase” rather than “three phase” not unreasonably dangerous
• The test of unreasonable dangerousness was not satisfied where the utility could do nothing to prevent the occasional occurrence of a defect in its current, where the plaintiff rather than the utility was in the best position to minimize the risk by adequately protecting its equipment

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