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- Title: Frank Haynam and Sondra Haynam v. Laclede
- Author : Southern District, Division One Court of Appeals of Missouri
- Release Date : January 30, 1994
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
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(On March 24, 1994, this court issued an opinion affirming the judgment. On May 26, 1994, by order of the Missouri Supreme
Court, this cause was transferred to that court. On November 22, 1994, the supreme court entered an order retransferring the
cause to this court. The original opinion of this court, which follows, is now readopted and reissued.) This appeal is a continuation
of litigation reported in Haynam v. Laclede Elec. Coop., 827 S.W.2d 200 (Mo.banc 1992) (Haynam I). In Haynam I the supreme
court reversed jury awards of $945 in actual damages and $30,000 in punitive damages based on the claim of dairy farmers Frank
and Sondra Haynam that Laclede Electric Cooperative wrongfully terminated their electrical service. The supreme court reversed
because of the trial court's erroneous admission of evidence of the plaintiffs' reputations as "honest and truthful people."
Id. at 208. In Haynam I, the plaintiffs based their claim for actual damages on "intentional conduct that was 'malicious, wanton, and
willful . . . ." Id. at 204. On retrial, the plaintiffs submitted their case for actual damages on a negligence theory. As
in Haynam I, the harm they alleged was pecuniary only; it included disputed charges for electrical service, disconnection
and reconnection fees, and an additional security deposit. The jury found for the plaintiffs and awarded them $1,063.56 in
actual damages and $50,000 in punitive damages.
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