Legal Opinion

English v. Empire Dist. Elec. Co., Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 23, 2007No. 27411PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Presiding Judge.

Empire District Electric Company, Inc. (“Appellant”) appeals from a judgment rendered against it for actual and punitive damages as a result of an accident, which occurred on October 11, 1995, on a construction site in Webb City, Missouri. Ed English (“English”) was electrocuted and suffered significant injuries when he came in contact with two energized lines hung by Appellant. Appellant brings three points on appeal: (1) quarreling with a claimed evidentiary ruling; (2) claiming error in the refusal to submit a jury instruction; and (3) challenging…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Frank v. Environmental Sanitation Management, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  2. Emery v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  3. Tompkins v. CervantesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Larabee v. WashingtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Schaffer v. BessMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Lafarge North America, Inc. v. Discovery Group L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. Woods v. Friendly Ford, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. In Re Genetically Modified Rice LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2009
  5. Harland Hawley v. Edward D. TseonaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014

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