Legal Opinion
Coggins v. Laclede Gas Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 2000No. ED 77272PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT G. DOWD, Jr., Presiding Judge.
Laclede Gas Company (Laclede) appeals from the judgment awarding $4,500,000 to Tommy and Rita Coggins for the wrongful death of their son, Thomas Coggins. Lac-lede argues the trial court erred in (1) denying Laclede’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, (2) denying Laclede’s Motion for New Trial, and (3) not entering a Remittitur Order. We affirm.
We view the facts in the light most favorable to the jury verdict. Laclede was the supplier of natural gas to the Coggins-es’ home in St. Louis City. On April 7, 1991, their house exploded due to a…
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- Morris v. Israel Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1974
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