Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Union Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 22, 2005No. SC 86716PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR., Judge.
Theodore and Deborah Hoffman appeal the entry of summary judgment disallowing their claim of negligence against Union Electric Company (UE) for the wrongful death of their daughter. After opinion by the Court of Appeals, Eastern District, this Court granted transfer. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 10. The judgment is affirmed.
Appellants’ daughter, Tiffany Hoffman, was fatally injured when an automobile in which she was a passenger veered out of control, struck a UE electric pole, overturned, and then caught fire after an energized power line fell on it. UE’s computer…
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