Legal Opinion
Berra v. Union Electric Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1991No. 58082PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARD, Presiding Judge.
The parents of William Berra brought this action against Union Electric for his wrongful death. The jury returned a verdict for $130,000 for plaintiffs and assessed 25% fault to Union Electric and 75% to William Berra which resulted in an actual verdict for $32,500. Plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.
Plaintiffs’ son was a lifeguard at the Creve Coeur Country Club. On Saturday, July 20, 1985, he and his fellow lifeguard, Greg Myers, noticed that the flagpole line was tangled at the top of the flagpole. They connected together a number of aluminum poles that were normally…
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- Moreland v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Finninger v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Ethridge v. GallagherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- Lazane v. BeanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Elfrink v. Burlington Northern RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- Shaffner v. Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of St. Clair CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- Teeter v. Missouri Highway & Transportation CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- Ploch v. HamaiMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- Liszewski v. Union Electric Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
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