Legal Opinion

Ribbons v. Union Electric Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 28, 1992No. 73778PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

Kevin Ribbons [Kibbons], plaintiffs’ decedent, died as a result of electrocution. His surviving spouse and children brought *487suit against a real estate developer and an electric utility to recover their damages in wrongful death. The trial court entered a judgment against the two defendants severally for $900,000 each. The real estate developer appealed; the electric utility did not.

Approximately six months after the trial court entered its judgment, and while the developer’s appeal rested with the court of appeals, plaintiffs filed a motion for relief from the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gustafson v. BendaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  2. Green Ex Rel. Downs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  3. Casper v. LeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  4. Cross v. GouldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
  5. Wooten v. FriedbergSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. McHaffie Ex Rel. McHaffie v. BunchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  2. Wollen v. DePaul Health CenterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  3. Central Trust and Investment Company v. SignalPoint Asset Management, LLCSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  4. Heffernan v. ReinholdMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Fye v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998

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