Merrick v. Southwest Electric Cooperative

CROW, Judge.

Plaintiffs Vickie Lee Merrick and Norval Merrick sued Southwest Electric Cooperative (“Southwest”) and two of its officers, Kenny H. DeGraffenreid and Lowell E. Cobb, Jr., for the wrongful death of plaintiffs’ son, Jody Allen Merrick. On motion of the three defendants, the trial court entered summary judgment in their favor per Rule 74.04, Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure (1990). Plaintiffs appeal.

The trial court evidently mined the facts from some depositions and exhibits. The record on appeal consists of five depositions (comprising some 380 pages), some pleadings, and a few…