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KEENER v. DAYTON ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY

No. 53845.

445 S.W.2d 362 (1969)

Frances M. KEENER, Respondent, v. DAYTON ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Shirkey, Dale Beal, Kansas City, for respondent.

Roy A. Larson, Kansas City, for appellant; Sprinkle, Carter, Larson & Hanna, Kansas City, of counsel.

DONNELLY, Presiding Judge.

This is a products liability case. Plaintiff, widow of Harold Keener, sued for his wrongful death and received a verdict against Dayton Electric Manufacturing Company in the amount of $20,000. The product in question is a sump pump sold by Dayton as a wholesale distributor.

In 1964, L. E. Whittaker, a handyman electrician, installed the pump in the basement of Joy Hollan's house. It rested in a sump in the basement floor and served...

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