Maria is the owner and possessor of Goodacre, on which there is a lumberyard. Maria conveyed to Reliable Electric Company the right to construct and use an overhead electric line across Goodacre to serve other properties. The conveyance was in writing, but the writing made no provision concerning the responsibility for repair or maintenance of the line. Reliable installed the poles and erected the electric line in a proper and workmanlike manner. Neither Maria nor Reliable took any steps toward the maintenance or repair of the line after it was built. Neither party complained to the other about any failure to repair. Because of the failure to repair or properly maintain the line, it fell to the ground during a storm. In doing so, it caused a fire in the lumberyard and did considerable damage. Maria sued Reliable Electric Company to recover for damages to the lumberyard. The decision should be for 
Maria, because the owner of an easement has a duty to so maintain the easement as to avoid unreasonable interference with the use of the servient tenement by its lawful possessor.  Maria, because the owner of an easement is absolutely liable for any damage caused to the servient tenement by the exercise of the easement.  Reliable Electric Company, because the possessor of the servient tenement has a duty to give the easement holder notice of defective conditions.  Reliable Electric Company, because an easement holder's right to repair is a right for his own benefit, and is therefore inconsistent with any duty to repair for the benefit of another
Question: Maria is the owner and possessor of Goodacre, on which there is a lumberyard. Maria conveyed to Reliable Electric Company the right to construct and use an overhead electric line across Goodacre to serve other properties. The conveyance was in writing, but the writing made no provision concerning the responsibility for repair or maintenance of the line. Reliable installed the poles and erected the electric line in a proper and workmanlike manner. Neither Maria nor Reliable took any steps toward the maintenance or repair of the line after it was built. Neither party complained to the other about any failure to repair. Because of the failure to repair or properly maintain the line, it fell to the ground during a storm. In doing so, it caused a fire in the lumberyard and did considerable damage. Maria sued Reliable Electric Company to recover for damages to the lumberyard. The decision should be for 
A. Maria, because the owner of an easement has a duty to so maintain the easement as to avoid unreasonable interference with the use of the servient tenement by its lawful possessor. 
B. Maria, because the owner of an easement is absolutely liable for any damage caused to the servient tenement by the exercise of the easement. 
C. Reliable Electric Company, because the possessor of the servient tenement has a duty to give the easement holder notice of defective conditions. 
D. Reliable Electric Company, because an easement holder's right to repair is a right for his own benefit, and is therefore inconsistent with any duty to repair for the benefit of another
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