Richardson v. Burrow

OPINION

GLENN A. NORTON, J.

Lee Richardson, as wife of Stanford Richardson, Sr., deceased (“Plaintiff’) appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Bryan Burrow on her wrongful death action. We reverse and remand.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff brought a wrongful death action against Burrow 1 following the death of her husband, Stanford Richardson, Sr. (“Decedent”). Plaintiffs petition alleged that Burrow, a paramedic employed by the City of St. Louis, placed an endotracheal tube in Decedent’s esophagus, rather than his trachea, causing Decedent to suffer an anoxic brain injury resulting in his…