A Pennsylvania woman may take her claim against PECO Energy Co. to trial, the state Superior Court has ruled, in a case where the plaintiff is alleging the electricity provider did not adequately maintain a streetlight at the scene of a vehicle-pedestrian accident in which she was injured.

In overturning a trial judge who had dismissed PECO on summary judgment, the split three-judge panel decided there were genuine issues of material fact regarding PECO’s maintenance of the West Norriton, Pa., light fixture, which the record suggests was outdated, improperly maintained, unadjusted when the road widened from two to four lanes and inadequate in terms of lighting.

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