Hunt v. Guarantee Electrical Co. of St. Louis

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Dallas Hunt (decedent) was killed while at work on the mix floor at the plant of his employer, Purex Corporation (Purex). His wife and four children (plaintiffs) brought this wrongful death action against Guarantee Electrical Company (defendant) alleging negligence and strict tort liability for furnishing to Purex a dangerous and defective electrical system. At the close of plaintiffs’ case, the trial court overruled defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. Following all the evidence, plaintiffs expressly abandoned their negligence action and elected to submit their…