Fenlon v. Union Electric Co.

PATRICIA L. COHEN, Judge.

Introduction

Gregory Fenlon appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County granting Respondent Union Electric Company’s motion to dismiss Fenlon’s petition. Fenlon claims that the trial court erred in granting the motion to dismiss because Union Electric Company (“UE”) had a duty to maintain the easement on which its electrical lines were located and that duty obligated UE to remove any trees or branches that might interfere with those lines.

Factual and Procedural Background

On May 9, 2007, Fenlon filed a petition in the Small Claims Division of the…