Legal Opinion
Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 8, 1969No. 53845PublishedCited by 259 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONNELLY, Presiding Judge.
This is a products liability case. Plaintiff, widow of Harold Keener, sued for his wrongful death and received a verdict against Dayton Electric Manufacturing Company in the amount of $20,000. The product in question is a sump pump sold by Dayton as a wholesale distributor.
In 1964, L. E. Whittaker, a handyman electrician, installed the pump in the basement of Joy Hollan’s house. It rested in a sump in the basement floor and served to pump water out of the basement. Whit-taker did not ground the pump when he installed it.
On September 21, 1965, after several days of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
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- Williams v. Ford Motor CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Herrman v. DaffinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
- Dill v. Dallas County Farmers' Exchange No. 177Supreme Court of Missouri · 1954
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3Cited by259 opinions
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