Wow! Now I feel better!
I had some "shady" neighbors who 'conjured up' a replacement fridge for their place, when the old one stoped working. Then they started complaining of shocks when they touched the fridge and the stove at the same time.
The house was also an older one, without a ground wire. Not that that detail prevented them from installing 3-prong receptacles!
My meter indicated a 120v. case. Unplugged, I failed to find continuity between either the neutral or the hot, and the case. Nor was the neutral bonded to the case. Yet, there was still a "hot" case when the fridge was plugged in!
I simply concluded that there was a fault in the fridge, possibly through the compressor. These fine folks were soon evicted, and the fridge replaced.
I've always been a little unsure of my diagnosis, though.....but this thread has re-assured me. Thanks.
