Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Three Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 22, 2002No. ED 80228PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL J. SIMON, Presiding Judge.
Three Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Three Rivers) appeals the judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Elizabeth Lopez (Lopez) and Penny Jones n/k/a Penny Lindsey (Jones), in the wrongful death actions based on the deaths of their husbands, George Lopez and Kenney Jones (collectively decedents), respectively. The jury found that Three Rivers was 100% at fault for the deaths and returned a verdict for Lopez in the amount of $11 million and for Jones in the amount of $10 million. Neither decedent was found culpable of comparative fault.
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- Connelly v. Iolab Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1996
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