LOPEZ v. THREE RIVERS ELEC. CO-OP., INC.

Nos. ED 75011, ED 75072 and ED 75073.

53 S.W.3d 117 (1999)

Elizabeth LOPEZ and Penny Jones, Respondents-Cross Appellants, v. THREE RIVERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., Appellant-Cross Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

November 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Virtel, Ann Elizabeth Buckley, St. Louis, David Phillip Madden, Overland Park, for appellants.

Grant L. Davis, Thomas C. Jones, Kansas City, Robert F. Ritter, Jeffrey J. Lowe, St. Louis, for respondents.


LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

George Lopez, Kenny Jones and two other military personnel were in a helicopter on an official Army Reserve flight over the Osage River, when the helicopter struck an electrical wire owned by Three Rivers Electric Cooperative ("Defendant"). The helicopter crashed, and all four men were killed. The widows of George Lopez and Kenny Jones, Elizabeth Lopez and Penny Jones ("Plaintiffs"), filed this wrongful death action against Defendant.

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