Tellis v. Union Electric Co.

McMILLIAN, Judge.

A jury awarded plaintiff, Eva S. Tellis, $50,000 damages against defendant, Union Electric Company (Union Electric), a corporation, for the wrongful death of her husband, Joseph Tellis, who was electrocuted when the boom on a truck being operated by him came into contact with an overhead uninsulated electric wire. Union Electric appeals from the court’s entry of judgment on the verdict.

Union Electric contends that the trial court erred in that (1) plaintiff failed to make a submissible case because the evidence failed to establish foreseeability, (2) the evidence showed the…