Brice v. Union Electric Co.

NORWIN D. HOUSER, Special Judge.

This is a suit for damages brought by Joseph Brice against Union Electric Company, with a count for loss of services and consortium by his wife Mary. Following a jury verdict for $3,780 for Joseph and $1 for Mary the trial court sustained defendant’s post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and entered final judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs appealed.

Under contract General Installation Company agreed with Union Electric to inventory, load and transfer surplus pipe, fittings, valves and miscellaneous supplies from the latter’s Labadie plant in…