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Hoffman v. Union Electric Co.

Mo.November 22, 2005No. SC 86716Cited 39 times

Case Details

Judge(s)
Limbaugh, Wolff, Stith, Price, Russell, White, Teitelman
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
summary judgment

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wrongful Termination

Outcome

The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for Union Electric Company, holding that UE had no legal duty to inform emergency personnel that a downed power line had been de-energized, despite the plaintiff's argument that such information would have enabled faster rescue of the decedent.

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