Grattan v. Union Electric Co.

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

This case arises from an accident in which a garbage truck ran off the road and knocked down an electrical pole. Live wires fell across the roadway and onto a car driven by Mr. Grattan. Mr. Grattan claims that he suffered an electrical shock a number of minutes later. Mr. Grattan sued the electrical utility, Union Electric. 1 Union Electric obtained summary judgment and Mr. Grattan appealed. The judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part, and the case is remanded.

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Mr. Grattan bases his claim against Union Electric on two different theories of negligence.…