ENGLISH v. EMPIRE DIST. ELEC. CO., INC.

No. 27411.

220 S.W.3d 849 (2007)

Ed ENGLISH, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

April 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Walsh, St. Louis, John S. Dolence, Joplin, for Appellant.

Michelle Boehm O'Neal, Alison Hershewe, Joplin, for Respondent.


NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Presiding Judge.

Empire District Electric Company, Inc. ("Appellant") appeals from a judgment rendered against it for actual and punitive damages as a result of an accident, which occurred on October 11, 1995, on a construction site in Webb City, Missouri. Ed English ("English") was electrocuted and suffered significant injuries when he came in contact with two energized lines hung by Appellant. Appellant brings three points on appeal: (1)...

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