Legal Opinion
Brantley v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 13, 1998No. 71470PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUDLOWSKI, Judge.
On 1 April 1989, Scott and Bonita Brant-ley’s (Brantley) residence was damaged by a fire. They brought this action on behalf of American Family Insurance Company (Insurer) seeking recovery from Sears Roebuck & Co. (Sears) alleging their Sears Kenmore dishwasher caused the fire. We affirm.
At the time of the fire, neither of the Brantleys were at home. Mrs. Brantley testified she left the house at nine a.m. and at noon. She stated she turned on the dishwasher as she left the house at noon. The Ballwin Fire Department arrived and extinguished the fire. However, the house was…
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